Kewa tales / editor, John LeRoy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

LeRoy, John D., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kewa (Papua New Guinean people)--Folklore.

Kewa (Papua New Guinean people).

Tales--Papua New Guinea.

Tales.

Legends--Papua New Guinea.

Legends.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Papua New Guinea Highland people, the Kewa have within their vital oral tradition a rich body of folk tales, eighty of which are brought together in this volume. Like many folk tales, the stories are made up of elements which recur in different variations and combinations. LeRoy has classified and numbered the various episodes and prepared a synoptic guide to aid in the reading of the tales. Using the guide, the reader can follow a particular episode from one tale to another.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

Of Good and Bad Brothers

Of Improper Brothers and Sisters

Of Jealous Spouses and Siblings

Of Marriages to Ghosts

Of Tricksters, Little-Men, and Old Men

Of Skin Changing and Other Transformations

Of Broken Promises and Angry Ghosts

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-283-22643-X

9786613226433

0-7748-5713-7

OCLC:

243616473