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Navajo Coyote Tales: The Curly Tó Aheedlíinii Version
Haile, Berard. Ed(S): Luckert, Karl W.
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paperback. Suitable for the casual student of Navajo culture, religion, or mythology as well as for the scholar, this title includes tales that show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. It considers Coyote mythology in a theoretical and historical framework. Editor(s): Luckert, Karl W. Num Pages: 146 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Coyote is easily the most popular character in the stories of Indian tribes from Canada to Mexico. This volume contains seventeen coyote tales collected and translated by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M., more than half a century ago. The original Navajo transcriptions are included, along with notes. The tales show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. He is the paradoxical hero and scamp whose adventures inspire laughter or awe, depending upon what shape he takes in a given story.
Coyote is easily the most popular character in the stories of Indian tribes from Canada to Mexico. This volume contains seventeen coyote tales collected and translated by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M., more than half a century ago. The original Navajo transcriptions are included, along with notes. The tales show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. He is the paradoxical hero and scamp whose adventures inspire laughter or awe, depending upon what shape he takes in a given story.
In his introduction to Navajo ... Read more, Karl W. Luckert considers Coyote mythology in a theoretical and historical framework.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803272224
SKU
V9780803272224
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About Haile, Berard. Ed(S): Luckert, Karl W.
Karl W. Luckert is a professor of religious studies at Southwest Missouri State University.
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