Choctaw prophecy : a legacy of the future /

Annotation This intriguing study explores the power and artistry of prophecy among the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, who use predictions about the future to interpret the world around them. This book challenges the common assumption that American Indian prophecy was an anomaly of the 18th and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Mould, Tom, 1969-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2003.
Collection:Contemporary American Indian studies.
Sujets:
Choctaw Indians > Religion.
Prophecy.
Choctaw Indians > Folklore.
Oral tradition > Mississippi.
Choctaw > Religion.
Prophétie.
Choctaw > Folklore.
Tradition orale > Mississippi.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
Choctaw Indians.
Oral tradition.
Mississippi.
Folklore.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Choctaw Verbal Art
  • The Genre and Performance of Prophecy
  • Interpreting Prophecy
  • The Origin of Prophecy
  • The Future in Prophecy.

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