| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 204 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series |
Folklife of the West ; v. 2 |
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Folklife of the West ; v. 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Within a framework of performance theory, cultural worldview, and collaborative research, Toelken examines Native American visual arts, dance, oral tradition (story and song), humor, and patterns of thinking and discovery to demonstrate what can be gleaned from Indian traditions by Natives and non-Natives alike. Winner of the Chicago Folklore Prize. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Indians of North America. (OCoLC)fst00969633
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Oral tradition.
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Amerika <Nordwest>.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Performance.
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Folklore -- Performance.
(OCoLC)fst00930332
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Folklore -- West (U.S.) -- Classification.
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United States, West. (OCoLC)fst01243255
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- West (U.S.) -- Folklore.
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
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| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Oral tradition -- West (U.S.)
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Folklore. (OCoLC)fst00930306
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| Genre/Form |
Classification. (OCoLC)fst01697073
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| Subject |
Volkskunst.
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Indians of North America.
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Folklore.
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Indianer.
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Oral tradition. (OCoLC)fst01047117
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Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- Folklore.
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Folklore -- Performance -- West (U.S.)
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Toelken, Barre. Anguish of snails. Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2003 0874215560 0874215552 (DLC) 2003006172 (OCoLC)51867953 |
| ISBN |
0874214750 (electronic bk.) |
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9780874214758 (electronic bk.) |
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0874215560 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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0874215552 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
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9780874215564 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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9780874215557 (hardback ; alk. paper) |
