Ants and Orioles : showing the art of Pima poetry /

During Pima social dances, men and women join hands and stomp throughout the night to the rhythm of Ant songs and Oriole songs performed by specialized singers. While these songs provide the substance of Native American poetry, until now no one has asked how these songs - and others - form a Native...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bahr, Donald M.
Other Authors: Paul, Lloyd, 1919-, Joseph, Vincent
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
North American Indian
Published: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Pima poetry.
Tohono O'odham poetry.
Pima poetry > Translations into English.
Tohono O'odham poetry > Translations into English.
Poésie pima.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Native American.
Papago-Pima.
Liederen.
Papago (Indiens) > États-Unis > Arizona (États-Unis) > Folklore.
Pima (Indiens) > Folklore.
Tradition orale > États-Unis > Arizona (États-Unis)
Translations.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Paul Zolbrod
  • pt. 1. Ant Songs. Ch. 1. Background: Working on the Texts, The History of Salt River, and Pima Mythology. Ch. 2. The Texts. Ch. 3. Myth and Sing: Principles of the Art. Ch. 4. The Sing Interpreted
  • pt. 2. Oriole Songs. Ch. 5. Oriole Lessons. Ch. 6. The Sing Quietly. Ch. 7. The Sing Loudly. Ch. 8. Conclusion: On Criticism. App. Three Papago Airplane Songs and the Dreaming of Ancientness.

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