Author: Robert E. Nichols
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472106110
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A linking of legend, language, and natural history, which supplies one of the few literary appreciations of the oral literature of the Algonquin peoples
Birds of Algonquin Legend
Author: Robert E. Nichols
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472106110
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A linking of legend, language, and natural history, which supplies one of the few literary appreciations of the oral literature of the Algonquin peoples
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472106110
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A linking of legend, language, and natural history, which supplies one of the few literary appreciations of the oral literature of the Algonquin peoples
The Algonquin Legends of New England, Or, Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes
Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher: Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885 [c1884]
ISBN:
Category : Algonquian Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher: Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885 [c1884]
ISBN:
Category : Algonquian Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend
Author: Rachel Warren Chadd
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472922875
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The stories, myths and legends associated with more than 80 kinds of birds from around the world. Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this engaging book. By re-telling the many legends, beliefs, proverbs and predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations, it brings into focus the close – and often ancient – links between humans and these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs. Discover, for instance: - Why the cockerel features on many church spires - The one sacred bird that symbolises life and peace in most cultures - How to dispel bad luck if you see a certain black-and-white bird - The South American 'devil bird' once thought to be a dragon Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend draws on historical accounts and scientific literature to reveal how colourful tales or superstitions were shaped by human imagination based on each bird's behaviour or appearance. It offers a fresh and enchanting perspective on birds across the world.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472922875
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The stories, myths and legends associated with more than 80 kinds of birds from around the world. Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this engaging book. By re-telling the many legends, beliefs, proverbs and predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations, it brings into focus the close – and often ancient – links between humans and these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs. Discover, for instance: - Why the cockerel features on many church spires - The one sacred bird that symbolises life and peace in most cultures - How to dispel bad luck if you see a certain black-and-white bird - The South American 'devil bird' once thought to be a dragon Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend draws on historical accounts and scientific literature to reveal how colourful tales or superstitions were shaped by human imagination based on each bird's behaviour or appearance. It offers a fresh and enchanting perspective on birds across the world.
Birds of Algonquin Legend
Author: Robert E. Nichols
Publisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472083329
Category : Algonquian Indians Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
A linking of legend, language, and natural history, which supplies one of the few literary appreciations of the oral literature of the Algonquin peoples
Publisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472083329
Category : Algonquian Indians Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
A linking of legend, language, and natural history, which supplies one of the few literary appreciations of the oral literature of the Algonquin peoples
Native American Animal Stories
Author: Joseph Bruchac III
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 1682752054
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Papago Indians of the American Southwest say butterflies were created to gladden the hearts of children and chase away thoughts of aging and death. How the Butterflies Came to Be is one of twenty-four Native American tales included in Native American Animal Stories. The stories, coming from Mohawk, Hopi, Yaqui, Haida and other cultures, demonstrate the power of animals in Native American traditions.Parents, teachers and children will delight in lovingly told stories about "our relations, the animals." The stories come to life through magical illustrations by Mohawk artists John Kahionhes Fadden and David Fadden."The stories in this book present some of the basic perspectives that Native North American parents, aunts and uncles use to teach the young. They are phrased in terms that modern youngsters can understand and appreciate ... They enable us to understand that while birds and animals appear to be similar in thought processes to humans, that is simply the way we represent them in our stories. But other creatures do have thought processes, emotions, personal relationships...We must carefully ccord these other creatures the respect that they deserve and the right to live
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 1682752054
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Papago Indians of the American Southwest say butterflies were created to gladden the hearts of children and chase away thoughts of aging and death. How the Butterflies Came to Be is one of twenty-four Native American tales included in Native American Animal Stories. The stories, coming from Mohawk, Hopi, Yaqui, Haida and other cultures, demonstrate the power of animals in Native American traditions.Parents, teachers and children will delight in lovingly told stories about "our relations, the animals." The stories come to life through magical illustrations by Mohawk artists John Kahionhes Fadden and David Fadden."The stories in this book present some of the basic perspectives that Native North American parents, aunts and uncles use to teach the young. They are phrased in terms that modern youngsters can understand and appreciate ... They enable us to understand that while birds and animals appear to be similar in thought processes to humans, that is simply the way we represent them in our stories. But other creatures do have thought processes, emotions, personal relationships...We must carefully ccord these other creatures the respect that they deserve and the right to live
Algonquin Legends
Author: Charles G. Leland
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486170209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Classic study of the myths and folklore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes. Glooskap, the divinity; Lox, the mischief-maker; Master Rabbit, more. 12 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486170209
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Classic study of the myths and folklore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes. Glooskap, the divinity; Lox, the mischief-maker; Master Rabbit, more. 12 black-and-white illustrations.
Birds through Indigenous Eyes
Author: Dennis Gaffin
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691250901
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
An intimate and personal account of the profound roles birds play in the lives of some Indigenous people For many hours over a period of years, white anthropologist Dennis Gaffin and two Indigenous friends, Michael Bastine and John Volpe, recorded their conversations about a shared passion: the birds of upstate New York and southern Ontario. In these lively, informal talks, Bastine (a healer and naturalist of Algonquin descent) and Volpe (a naturalist and animal rehabilitator of Ojibwe and Métis descent) shared their experiences of, and beliefs about, birds, describing the profound spiritual, psychological, and social roles of birds in the lives of some Indigenous people. Birds through Indigenous Eyes presents highlights of these conversations, placing them in context and showing how Native understandings of birds contrast with conventional Western views. Bastine and Volpe bring to life Algonquin, Ojibwe, and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) beliefs about birds. They reveal how specific birds and bird species are seamlessly integrated into spirituality and everyday thought and action, how birds bring important messages to individual people, how a bird species can become associated with a person, and how birds provide warnings about our endangered environment. Over the course of the book, birds such as the house sparrow, Eastern phoebe, Northern flicker, belted kingfisher, gray catbird, cedar waxwing, and black-capped chickadee are shown in a new light—as spiritual and practical helpers that can teach humans how to live well. An original work of ethno-ornithology that offers a rare close-up look at some Native views on birds, Birds through Indigenous Eyes opens rich new perspectives on the deep connections between birds and humans.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691250901
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
An intimate and personal account of the profound roles birds play in the lives of some Indigenous people For many hours over a period of years, white anthropologist Dennis Gaffin and two Indigenous friends, Michael Bastine and John Volpe, recorded their conversations about a shared passion: the birds of upstate New York and southern Ontario. In these lively, informal talks, Bastine (a healer and naturalist of Algonquin descent) and Volpe (a naturalist and animal rehabilitator of Ojibwe and Métis descent) shared their experiences of, and beliefs about, birds, describing the profound spiritual, psychological, and social roles of birds in the lives of some Indigenous people. Birds through Indigenous Eyes presents highlights of these conversations, placing them in context and showing how Native understandings of birds contrast with conventional Western views. Bastine and Volpe bring to life Algonquin, Ojibwe, and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) beliefs about birds. They reveal how specific birds and bird species are seamlessly integrated into spirituality and everyday thought and action, how birds bring important messages to individual people, how a bird species can become associated with a person, and how birds provide warnings about our endangered environment. Over the course of the book, birds such as the house sparrow, Eastern phoebe, Northern flicker, belted kingfisher, gray catbird, cedar waxwing, and black-capped chickadee are shown in a new light—as spiritual and practical helpers that can teach humans how to live well. An original work of ethno-ornithology that offers a rare close-up look at some Native views on birds, Birds through Indigenous Eyes opens rich new perspectives on the deep connections between birds and humans.
The Algonquin Legends of New England
Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Algonquian Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Algonquian Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore
Author: Theresa Bane
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147662268X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
"Here there be dragons"--this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there were only as great as the beasts they encountered. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures well-known and obscure, collected from traditions around the world.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147662268X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
"Here there be dragons"--this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there were only as great as the beasts they encountered. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures well-known and obscure, collected from traditions around the world.
The Myths of the North American Indians
Author: Lewis Spence
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description