Oral traditions and myths have long been an integral part of Native American cosmology. Not only have they been - and continue to be - an essential part of handing down Native American customs, norms, beliefs, and cultural histories, but they also form a communal mythic discourse. This discourse is not a "fixed text," but rather a dynamic process of interactive relations that are developed over generations of experience, and passed from relation to relation and generation to generation. In this sense, the traditional structures of mythic discourse serve an integrative function: to form a...
Oral traditions and myths have long been an integral part of Native American cosmology. Not only have they been - and continue to be - an essential pa...
Early in the twentieth century, a Sioux woman named Zitkala- a published these fourteen Native legends that she had learned during her own childhood on the Yankton Reservation. Her writing talent, developed during her education back east, was put to good use in recording from oral tradition the exploits of Iktomi the trickster, Eya the glutton, the Dragon Fly, and other magical and mysterious figures, human and animal, known to the Sioux. Until her death in 1938, Zitkala- a stood between two cultures as preserver and translator. "
Early in the twentieth century, a Sioux woman named Zitkala- a published these fourteen Native legends that she had learned during her own childhoo...
IKTOMI is a spider fairy. He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet. His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands. Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
IKTOMI is a spider fairy. He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet. His long black...
"Whether your interest in Sioux folklore is great or small, you will find this a fascinating book to devour. Pick up a copy today and be thrilled." -- The Reading Room This accessible and affordable volume combines two essential collections by Sioux author Zitkala-Sa. American Indian Stories assembles short stories, autobiographical reflections, and political essays that offer poignant reflections on the author's sense of being stranded between the white and Native American worlds. Old Indian Legends features tales from the oral tradition -- legends passed down through the...
"Whether your interest in Sioux folklore is great or small, you will find this a fascinating book to devour. Pick up a copy today and be thrilled." --...
This Native American history is a unique combination of autobiography and fiction which represents an attempt to merge cultural critique with aesthetic form, especially surrounding such fundamental matters as religion.
This Native American history is a unique combination of autobiography and fiction which represents an attempt to merge cultural critique with aestheti...
Tra leggenda e poesia, una serie di racconti brevi, antichi e modernissimi allo stesso tempo, con personaggi visionari e una morale atavica e sempre attuale. Un piccolo libro straordinario, adatto a tutti. Il ricavato dei diritti di questo libro viene devoluto a ConFido in te Onlus che opera in Spagna nel salvataggio di cani e gatti rinchiusi nelle perreras.
Tra leggenda e poesia, una serie di racconti brevi, antichi e modernissimi allo stesso tempo, con personaggi visionari e una morale atavica e sempre a...
