Author: Alexander B. Dolitsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This title is a creative compilation of traditional stories of the aboriginal peoples of the Chukchi Peninsula. Fifty-nine Asiatic Eskimo tales and legends make this book both educational and entertaining.
Tales and Legends of the Yupik Eskimos of Siberia
Author: Alexander B. Dolitsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This title is a creative compilation of traditional stories of the aboriginal peoples of the Chukchi Peninsula. Fifty-nine Asiatic Eskimo tales and legends make this book both educational and entertaining.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This title is a creative compilation of traditional stories of the aboriginal peoples of the Chukchi Peninsula. Fifty-nine Asiatic Eskimo tales and legends make this book both educational and entertaining.
Living Wisdom of the Far North
Author: Александр Б Долицкий
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965389181
Category : Chukchi
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965389181
Category : Chukchi
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Fairy Tales and Myths of the Bering Strait Chukchi
Author: Alexander B. Dolitsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"Fairy Tales and Myths of the Bering Strait Chukchi," edited by Alexander B. Dolitsky and translated by Henry N. Michael, is a creative compilation of traditional stories of the aboriginal peoples of the Chukchi peninsula.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"Fairy Tales and Myths of the Bering Strait Chukchi," edited by Alexander B. Dolitsky and translated by Henry N. Michael, is a creative compilation of traditional stories of the aboriginal peoples of the Chukchi peninsula.
World Folklore for Storytellers: Tales of Wonder, Wisdom, Fools, and Heroes
Author: Howard J Sherman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317451643
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Here is a treasury of favorite and little known tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, gracefully retold and accompanied by fascinating, detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds. The introduction provides an informative overview of folklore, its purpose in world cultures and in contemporary society and popular culture. Following this, the main sections of the book are arranged by tale type, covering wonder tales, hero tales, tales of kindness repaid and hope and redemption, and finally tales of fools and wise people. Each section begins by comparing the tales cross-culturally, explaining similarities and differences in the folkloric narratives. Tales from diverse cultures are then presented, introduced, and retold in a highly readable fashion.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317451643
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Here is a treasury of favorite and little known tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, gracefully retold and accompanied by fascinating, detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds. The introduction provides an informative overview of folklore, its purpose in world cultures and in contemporary society and popular culture. Following this, the main sections of the book are arranged by tale type, covering wonder tales, hero tales, tales of kindness repaid and hope and redemption, and finally tales of fools and wise people. Each section begins by comparing the tales cross-culturally, explaining similarities and differences in the folkloric narratives. Tales from diverse cultures are then presented, introduced, and retold in a highly readable fashion.
RAVEN AND THE ROCK (cl)
Author:
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295802299
Category : Chukchi
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Collection of traditional Chukchi and Yupik folktales from Chukotka where indigenous people are reclaiming their traditions and identity after years under the assimilative forces of Soviet policy. This book presents 25 tales and legends in English translation, and their themes reveal much about contemporary concerns.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295802299
Category : Chukchi
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Collection of traditional Chukchi and Yupik folktales from Chukotka where indigenous people are reclaiming their traditions and identity after years under the assimilative forces of Soviet policy. This book presents 25 tales and legends in English translation, and their themes reveal much about contemporary concerns.
The Eskimo of Siberia
Author: Waldemar Bogoras
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465526889
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465526889
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Yupik Stories
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Twelve Yupik Eskimo stories from southeast Alaska. Suitable grades 5 and up.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Twelve Yupik Eskimo stories from southeast Alaska. Suitable grades 5 and up.
Words of the Real People
Author: Ann Fienup-Riordan
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602230048
Category : Alaska Natives
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Collects the oral literature, poetry, and life stories of Alaska's Native speakers of Yupik, Inupiaq, and Alutiiq, including ancient tales spanning generations as well as new traditions, accompanied by essays on each Native group's background.--(Source of description unspecified.)
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602230048
Category : Alaska Natives
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Collects the oral literature, poetry, and life stories of Alaska's Native speakers of Yupik, Inupiaq, and Alutiiq, including ancient tales spanning generations as well as new traditions, accompanied by essays on each Native group's background.--(Source of description unspecified.)
Tales of Ticasuk
Author: Ticasuk
Publisher: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A collection of twenty-four Eskimo legends and stories, featuring talking animals, people who are clever and magical, and those who are evil and greedy.
Publisher: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A collection of twenty-four Eskimo legends and stories, featuring talking animals, people who are clever and magical, and those who are evil and greedy.
The Eskimo of Siberia
Author: Waldemar Bogoras
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781484140970
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The Eskimo of Siberia is a collection of classic folk tales and mythology. Waldemar Bogoras was a Russian revolutionary, writer and anthropologist, especially known for his studies of the Chukchi people in Siberia. The materials, published by Bogoraz in periodicals of the Russian Academy of Sciences, such as Specimens of Materials for Studying Chukchi Language and Folklore and Studies of Chukchi Language and Folklore Collected in Kolyma District were a very valuable contribution to the development of linguistics and made the author popular around the world. During the 1920s and '30s he did important anthropological work creating and teaching written languages for indigenous Siberian peoples and founded the Institute of the Northern Peoples in Leningrad. This book is a collection of wonderful tales from the indigenous peoples of Siberia.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781484140970
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The Eskimo of Siberia is a collection of classic folk tales and mythology. Waldemar Bogoras was a Russian revolutionary, writer and anthropologist, especially known for his studies of the Chukchi people in Siberia. The materials, published by Bogoraz in periodicals of the Russian Academy of Sciences, such as Specimens of Materials for Studying Chukchi Language and Folklore and Studies of Chukchi Language and Folklore Collected in Kolyma District were a very valuable contribution to the development of linguistics and made the author popular around the world. During the 1920s and '30s he did important anthropological work creating and teaching written languages for indigenous Siberian peoples and founded the Institute of the Northern Peoples in Leningrad. This book is a collection of wonderful tales from the indigenous peoples of Siberia.