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Oneida Iroquois folklore, myth, and history : New York oral narrative from the notes of H.E. Allen and others / Anthony Wonderley.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wonderley, Anthony, 1949-
Contributor:
Allen, Hope Emily.
Series:
Iroquois and their neighbors
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Oneida Indians--Folklore.
Oneida Indians.
Oneida mythology.
Oneida Indians--History.
Oral tradition--New York (State).
Oral tradition.
History.
New York (State).
Genre:
Folklore.
Physical Description:
xxviii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2004.
Contents:
Introduction
A people undone
Where the earth opened
Sidebar: the Oneida longhouse
The creation
Sidebar: twins in Oneida art
Old ones of the forest
Sidebar: human figures on Oneida pottery
Thunders
Sidebar: Dan Webster's wampum string
Something new and some things very old
Sidebar: Reified narrative?
The fabric of daily life
Sidebar: Oneida basket making
A people resurgent
Epilogue: studying Iroquois folklore.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-253) and index.
ISBN:
0815608306
OCLC:
56491023

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