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 InfoVancouver : Talon Books, 2002.
Description702 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleIndianische 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [683]-702).
LanguageForeword also in French.
LCCN 2002437027
ISBN0889224587

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Joyner General Stacks E78.B9 B63 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold