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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-100803297629

ISBN-139780803297623

eBay Product ID (ePID)260095

Product Key Features

Book TitleMythology of the Blackfoot Indians

Number of Pages168 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

TopicFolklore & Mythology, General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science

AuthorAlice Beck Kehoe

Book SeriesSources of American Indian Oral Literature Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-040882

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal299.7/8352013

SynopsisMythology of the Blackfoot Indians, originally published in 1908 by the American Museum of Natural History, introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. Included are tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Narratives about Raven, Grasshopper, and Whirlwind-Boy account for conditions in humanity and nature. Many of the stories in the concluding group--like "The Lost Children" and "The Ghost-Woman"--were tales told to Blackfoot children. Clark Wissler notes that these narratives were collected very early in the twentieth century from the Piegans in Montana and from the North Piegans, Bloods, and Northern Blackfoot in Canada. Most were translated by D. C. Duvall and revised forMythology of the Blackfoot Indiansby Wissler., Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians , originally published in 1908 by the American Museum of Natural History, introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. Included are tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Narratives about Raven, Grasshopper, and Whirlwind-Boy account for conditions in humanity and nature. Many of the stories in the concluding group--like "The Lost Children" and "The Ghost-Woman"--were tales told to Blackfoot children. Clark Wissler notes that these narratives were collected very early in the twentieth century from the Piegans in Montana and from the North Piegans, Bloods, and Northern Blackfoot in Canada. Most were translated by D. C. Duvall and revised for Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler.

LC Classification NumberE99.S54W525 1995