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The Bungling Host : The Nature of Indigenous Oral Literature /
"Daniel Clement examines the "Bungling Host" tale known in a multitude of indigenous cultures in North America and beyond. In this groundbreaking work he reveals fuller meaning to these stories than previously recognized and underscores the limits of structuralism in understanding the...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Caribou Takes In His Wife's Dress (Subarctic); 2. Snake Makes a Meal in the Embers (Southwest); 3. The Fire Trap (Grand Basin); 4. While Bird Sings, Bear Cooks (Northwest Coast); 5. Seal Roasts His Hands (Northwest Coast); 6. Silver Fox Digs Up Yellow Jacket Larvae with His Penis (California); 7. Wildcat Beats a Blanket (California); 8. Deer Kills Her Children and Puts Their Bones Into the Water (Southwest); 9. Wolf Transforms Two Arrowheads into Mincemeat Puddings (Southwest).
- 10. Badger Pushes a Stick Down His Throat and Gets Yucca-Juice (Southwest)11. Bison Skewers His Nose (Plains); 12. White-Tailed Deer Shoots at a Red Clay Bank (Plains); 13. Man Kills Bison with His Sharpened Leg (Plains, Plateau); 14. Black-Mountain-Bear Gets Persimmons by Leaning Against a Tree (Southeast); 15. Rabbit Gathers Canes (Southeast); 16. Squirrel Slits Open His Scrotum (Plains); 17. Duck Excretes Rice (Northeast); 18. Bird Gets Salmon Eggs by Striking His Ankle (Northwest Coast); 19. Muskrat Cooks Some Ice (Northeast); 20. Woodpecker Pulls Eels Out of Trees (Subarctic); Conclusion.