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The anguish of snails : Native American folklore in the West / Barre Toelken.

Toelken, Barre. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0874215560 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780874215564 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0874215552 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780874215557 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xii, 204 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, c2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
List of illustrations -- Dedication and acknowledgments -- She comes along carrying spears -- Prologue : the snail's clues -- 1. Cultural patterns in Native American folklore : an introduction -- 2. Visual patterns of performance : arts -- 3. Kinetic patterns of performance : dance -- 4. Oral patterns of performance : story and song -- 5. Patterns and themes in Native humor -- 6. Cultural patterns of discovery -- Epilogue : "gleaning" and the active audience -- Index.
Subject:
Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > Folklore.
Folklore > Performance > West (U.S.)
Folklore > West (U.S.) > Classification.
Oral tradition > West (U.S.)

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 98 .F6 W5 T64 2003 265680 Stacks Reshelving -

Electronic resources

Version of Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy037/2003006172.html

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