Indian myths & legends from the North Pacific Coast of America : a translation of Franz Boas' 1895 edition of Indianische Sagen von der Nord-Pacifischen Küste Amerikas / edited and annotated by Randy Bouchard and Dorothy Kennedy ; translated by Dietrich Bertz ; with a foreword by Claude Lévi-Strauss.
| Author/creator | Boas, Franz |
| Other author | Bouchard, Randy. |
| Other author | Kennedy, Dorothy I. D. |
| Other author | Bertz, Dietrich. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Vancouver : Talon Books, 2002. |
| Description | 702 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Indianische Sagen von der Nord-Pacifischen Küste Amerikas. English |
| Variant title | Indian myths and legends from the North Pacific Coast of America |
| Contents | Summary of Boas' field trips -- Boas' methodology -- Manuscript materials -- Earlier publication of individual sections of the Sagen -- Publication of the Sagen -- An evaluation of the Sagen -- Boas' orthography -- History of this translation -- Boas' preface to the original 1895 edition -- I: Shuswap -- II: Ntlakyapamuq (Thompson) -- 3: Lower Fraser River -- 4: Cowichan -- 5: Nanaimo -- 6: Squamish -- 7: Lukungun -- 8: Comox -- 9: Klahoose -- 10: Sliammon -- 11: Eiksen -- 12: Pentlatch -- 13: Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) -- 14: Lekwiltok -- 15: Nimpkish -- 16: Kwiksootainuk -- 17: Kwakiutl -- 18: Tlatlasikwala -- 19: Nakomgilisala -- 20: Oowekeeno -- 21: Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) -- 22: Bella Coola (Nuxalk) -- 23: Tsimshian -- 24: Haida -- 25: Tlingit -- 26: The development of mythologies of the North Pacific Coast Indians. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [683]-702). |
| Language | Foreword also in French. |
| LCCN | 2002437027 |
| ISBN | 0889224587 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E78.B9 B63 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |