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Monsters of contact : historical trauma in Caddoan oral traditions / Mark van de Logt.
Examines how the creatures found in the stories of the Caddos, Wichitas, Pawnees, and Arikaras embody specific historical events and the negative effects of European contact--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780806160146
- ISBN: 0806160144
- ISBN: 9780806160207
- ISBN: 0806160209
- Physical Description: xvii, 252 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-240) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction : Different tribes, different monsters -- Part I. Storytelling. Caddoan storytellers and storytelling traditions -- Part II. Oral traditions as history. "The whirlwind is coming to destroy my people" : smallpox and the Arikaras -- "The spiders who recovered the chief's grandson" : a Wichita tale of encounters with the Spanish and French in Texas -- Death of the flint monster : a Skiri Pawnee story of post-contact warfare -- The old man with the iron-nosed mask : Caddo oral tradition and the De Soto Expedition, 1541-42 -- Part III. Oral traditions and ethnohistorical analysis. From "monster" to savior : scalped men, Pahukatawa, and the Pawnee trauma of genocide -- Conclusion : "We na netsu ut" (Now the gut passes).
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 99 .C13 F3 V36 2018 | 289305 | Stacks | Available | - |