"So wise were our elders" : mythic narratives of the Kamsá / John Holmes McDowell.
"So wise were our elders" : mythic narratives of the Kamsá / John Holmes McDowell.
"So wise were our elders" : mythic narratives of the Kamsá / John Holmes McDowell.
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Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c1994.
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N398.2089983/1
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- English
- South American Indian (Other)
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ix, 285 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Making of a Mythology -- 2. Kamsa Mythic Narrative -- 3. Prelude. (m1) kaka tempo (The Raw Time) -- 4. The Wangetsmuna Cycle. (m2) wangetsmunabiama (About Wangetsmuna). (m3) wangetsmunabiana (About Wangetsmuna) -- 5. Tales of the Ancestors. (m4) shatxemungabiana (About the Red Dwarfs). (m5) b...
(m20) murselakobiana (About the Bat). (m21) gavilanbiama (About the Hawk). (m22) tobiaxbe parlo (The Tale of the Young Woman). (m23) tsubkwatkwatjobiama (About the Rainbow). (m24) osobiama (About the Bear). (m25) alegra osobiama (About the Lively Bear). (m26) juan oso (John the Bear) -- 7. Tales of...
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Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c1994.
Place of Publication
Kentucky
Date Published
c1994.
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"So wise were our elders" : mythic narratives of the Kamsá / John Holmes McDowell.
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Narratives in Camsa with parallel English translations; introductory and critical matter in English.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-277) and index.
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c1994.
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N398.2089983/1
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74VKKARM0LMg
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0813118263 (alk. paper) :
9780813118260 (alk. paper) :
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398.2089983
MMS ID
991021939119702626
