The anguish of snails : Native American folklore in the West

The anguish of snails Native American folklore in the West

After a career working and living with American Indians and studying their traditions, Barre Toelken has written this sweeping study of Native American folklore in the West. Within a framework of performance theory, cultural worldview, and collaborative research, he examines Native American visual a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Toelken, Barre, 1935- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press c2003.
Colección:Folklife of the West ; v. 2.
Materias:
Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > Folklore.
Folklore > Performance > West (U.S.)
Folklore > West (U.S.) > Classification.
Oral tradition > West (U.S.)
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430340206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: the snail's clues
  • Cultural patterns in Native American folklore: an introduction
  • Visual patterns of performance: arts
  • Kinetic patterns of performance: dance
  • Oral patterns of performance: story and song
  • Patterns and themes in Native humor
  • Cultural patterns of discovery
  • Epilogue: "gleaning" and the active audience.

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