Bibliograph

The anguish of snails, Native American folklore in the West, Barre Toelken

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The anguish of snails, Native American folklore in the West, Barre Toelken

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The anguish of snails

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

53924371

Responsibility statement

Barre Toelken

Series statement

Folklife of the West, v. 2

Sub title

Native American folklore in the West

Summary

Within a framework of performance theory, cultural worldview, and collaborative research, Toelken examines Native American visual arts, dance, oral tradition (story and song), humor, and patterns of thinking and discovery to demonstrate what can be gleaned from Indian traditions by Natives and non-Natives alike. Winner of the Chicago Folklore Prize

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