When our words return writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of Alaska and the Yukon
The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so, if oral traditions are told faithfully and respectfully, they will return to bene...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan, Utah :
Utah State University Press
1995.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432630106719 |
| Sumario: | The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so, if oral traditions are told faithfully and respectfully, they will return to benefit future generations. The contributors to this volume are concerned with the interpretation and representation of oral narrative and how it is shaped by its audience and the time, place, and cultural context of the narration. Thus, oral traditions are understood as a series of dialogue |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781283077989 9786613077981 9780874213768 |
