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Native American Storytelling Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition

by Karl Kroeber (Editor)


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Native Americans believed that a mask does not disguise, but reveals.

From the rear cover

The myths and legends in this collection have been selected both for their excellence as stories and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling. They are drawn from oral traditions of the major culture areas of aboriginal North America, and include trickster tales, origin myths and stories of domestic sexual conflict.

In a substantial introduction and headnotes to each story, editor Karl Kroeber highlights the otherness of Native American narratives, in which suspense is insignificant, metaphors hardly used, protagonists are often unnamed and ambiguity of motives is stressed. He reveals the highly practical functions of myths and legends in Native American societies, demonstrating how they helped listeners to explore the efficacy of social practices and cultural institutions, and how they reinforced American Indians' profound spiritual engagement with their natural environment.

This collection makes accessible to any reader the uniqueness and diversity of Native American storytelling.

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  • Title Native American Storytelling
  • Author Karl Kroeber (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 148
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Date 2004-08-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781405115414 / 1405115416
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.08 x 0.67 in (23.52 x 15.44 x 1.70 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003025565
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.208

About the author

Karl Kroeber is Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. His previous publications include Ishi in Three Centuries (ed. 2003), Artistry in American Indian Myths (1998), and Ecological Literary Criticism (1994). He is Editor Emeritus of Studies in American Indian Literature.
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