At the font of the marvelous : exploring oral narrative and mythic imagery of the Iroquois and their neighbors

At the font of the marvelous : exploring oral narrative and mythic imagery of the Iroquois and their neighbors /

"The folktales and myths of the Iroquois and their Algonquian neighbors rank among the most imaginatively rich and narratively coherent traditions in North America. Inspired by these wondrous tales, Anthony Wonderley explores their significance to the Iroquois and Algonquian religion and worldv...

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Main Author: Wonderley, Anthony, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Iroquois and their neighbors.
Subjects:
Iroquois Indians > Folklore.
Algonquian Indians > Folklore.
Indian mythology > New York (State)
Indian mythology > Ontario.
Oral history > New York (State)
Oral history > Ontario.
Folklore > New York (State)
Folklore > Ontario.
New York (State) > Social life and customs.
Ontario > Social life and customs.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : oral narrative of the Iroquois and their neighbors
  • Iroquois star lore : what does it mean?
  • War in the west : nineteenth-century Iroquois legends of conquest
  • Killer lizards, Eldritch fish, and horned serpents
  • Old good twin : Sky Holder during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
  • The story of Windigo
  • The friendly visitor : an Iroquois stone giant goes calling in Algonquian country
  • Mythic imagery in Iroquoian archaeology.

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