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Book Synopsis Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American by : Dee Brown
Download or read book Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American written by Dee Brown and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1993-06-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of Native American folklore gathered from numerous tribes.
Book Synopsis Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American, Retold for Our Times by : Dee Alexander Brown
Download or read book Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American, Retold for Our Times written by Dee Alexander Brown and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American by : Dee Brown
Download or read book Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American written by Dee Brown and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of thirty-six stories, interpreted by the author communicate the oral traditions of a variety of Native American tribes
Book Synopsis Colonialism on the Prairies by : Blanca Tovias
Download or read book Colonialism on the Prairies written by Blanca Tovias and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book spans a century in the history of the Blackfoot First Nations of present-day Montana and Alberta. It maps out specific ways in which Blackfoot culture persisted amid the drastic transformations of colonisation, with its concomitant forced assimilation in both Canada and the United States. It portrays the strategies and tactics adopted by the Blackfoot in order to navigate political, cultural and social change during the hard transition from traditional life-ways to life on reserves and reservations. Cultural continuity is the thread that binds the four case studies presented, encompassing Blackfoot sacred beliefs and ritual; dress practices; the transmission of knowledge; and the relationship between oral stories and contemporary fiction. Blackfoot voices emerge forcefully from the extensive array of primary and secondary sources consulted, resulting in an inclusive history wherein Blackfoot and non-Blackfoot scholarship enter into dialogue. Blanca Tovias combines historical research with literary criticism, a strategy that is justified by the interrelationship between Blackfoot history and the stories from their oral tradition. Chapters devoted to examining cultural continuity discuss the ways in which oral stories continue to inspire contemporary Native American fiction. This interdisciplinary study is a celebration of Blackfoot culture and knowledge that seeks to revalourise the past by documenting Blackfoot resistance and persistence across a wide spectrum of cultural practice. The volume is essential reading for all scholars working in the fields of Native American studies, colonial and postcolonial history, ethnology and literature.
Book Synopsis Sacred Stories by : Marilyn McFarlane
Download or read book Sacred Stories written by Marilyn McFarlane and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides children with an introduction to world religions, combining easy-to-understand descriptions with illustrations and retellings of traditional tales from faiths including Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
Book Synopsis Folk and Fairy Tales by : D. L. Ashliman
Download or read book Folk and Fairy Tales written by D. L. Ashliman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-05-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just about everyone is familiar with folk and fairy tales. Children learn about them from parents, teachers, and other adults, while researchers study these tales at colleges and universities. At the same time, folk and fairy tales are inseparable from everyday life and popular culture. Movies, music, art, and literature offer imaginative retellings and interpretations of fairy and folk tales. But despite the pervasiveness of this folklore type, most people have only a vague understanding of these tales. This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers. Written by a leading authority, this handbook offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type. It looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The volume defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples. It studies the varied manifestations of fairy and folk tales in literature and culture and reviews critical and scholarly approaches to this folklore genre. The volume also includes a glossary and extensive list of works for further reading.
Book Synopsis American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes] by : Christopher R. Fee
Download or read book American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes] written by Christopher R. Fee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 1842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
Book Synopsis They Say the Wind Is Red by : Jacqueline Matte
Download or read book They Say the Wind Is Red written by Jacqueline Matte and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They Say the Wind Is Red is the moving story of the Choctaw Indians who managed to stay behind when their tribe was relocated in the 1830s. Throughout the 1800s and 1900s, they had to resist the efforts of unscrupulous government agents to steal their land and resources. But they always maintained their Indian communities—even when government census takers listed them as black or mulatto, if they listed them at all. The detailed saga of the Southwest Alabama Choctaw Indians, They Say the Wind Is Red chronicles a history of pride, endurance, and persistence, in the face of the abhorrent conditions imposed upon the Choctaw by the U.S. government.
Book Synopsis Animals and World Religions by : Lisa Kemmerer
Download or read book Animals and World Religions written by Lisa Kemmerer and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite increasing public attention to animal suffering, human beings continue to exploit billions of animals in factory farms medical laboratories, and elsewhere. This wide-ranging study shows how spiritual teachings in seven major religious traditions can help people consider their ethical obligations towards other creatures.
Download or read book Bear Necessities written by Lisa Kemmerer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is also available in paperback. What is it like to rehabilitate sun bears in the rainforests of Malaysia? Why are sloth bears trained to dance? How is traditional Chinese medicine implicated in the deaths of black bears in North America? Bear Necessities answers all of these questions, and many more. Through the voices of activists, scientists, and educators, readers walk alongside those who pull sun bears from Vietnamese bile farms, track Andean bears in the rugged hills of Ecuador, work to protect Montana’s grizzlies in the courtroom, and gently heal the many wounded bears who live in sanctuaries around the world. Though almost every bear species is endangered or severely threatened, Bear Necessities offers hope through knowledge and understanding, which reside at the heart of change.
Book Synopsis Tepee Tales of the American Indian by :
Download or read book Tepee Tales of the American Indian written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Story of Myth by : Sarah Iles Johnston
Download or read book The Story of Myth written by Sarah Iles Johnston and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek myths have long been admired as beautiful, thrilling stories but dismissed as serious objects of belief. For centuries scholars have held that Greek epics, tragedies, and the other compelling works handed down to us obscure the “real” myths that supposedly inspired them. Instead of joining in this pursuit of hidden meanings, Sarah Iles Johnston argues that the very nature of myths as stories—as gripping tales starring vivid characters—enabled them to do their most important work: to create and sustain belief in the gods and heroes who formed the basis of Greek religion. By drawing on work in narratology, sociology, and folklore studies, and by comparing Greek myths not only to the myths of other cultures but also to fairy tales, ghost stories, fantasy works, modern novels, and television series, The Story of Myth reveals the subtle yet powerful ways in which these ancient Greek tales forged enduring bonds between their characters and their audiences, created coherent story-worlds, and made it possible to believe in extraordinary gods. Johnston captures what makes Greek myths distinctively Greek, but simultaneously brings these myths into a broader conversation about how the stories told by all cultures affect our shared view of the cosmos and the creatures who inhabit it.
Download or read book Native American Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Campfire Tales of the American Indians by :
Download or read book Campfire Tales of the American Indians written by and published by Arrow. This book was released on 1979 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of traditional tales from a variety of North American Indian tribes.
Book Synopsis Contemporary Popular Writers by : Dave Mote
Download or read book Contemporary Popular Writers written by Dave Mote and published by Saint James Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Included are authors, both living and dead, who were active in the early 1960s or later and remain popular in the mid-1990s ... representing several fiction and nonfiction categories, including poets, short-story writers, biographers, and other niche authors."--Page xi
Book Synopsis Elements of Literature by : Gordon W. Brown
Download or read book Elements of Literature written by Gordon W. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Indians of North and South America by : Carolyn E. Wolf
Download or read book Indians of North and South America written by Carolyn E. Wolf and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Willard E. Yager Library-Museum at Hartwick College has remained committed to maintaining a collection of resources relating to Native Americans since Scarecrow first published Indians of North and South America in 1977. This updated bibliography includes items added to the collection after the first supplement was compiled in 1987 and before November 1, 1995. All materials circulate and are available for interlibrary loans except rare books.
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