The blind man and the loon : the story of a tale / Craig Mishler ; foreword by Robin Ridington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mishler, Craig.

Contributor:

Ridington, Robin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Folklore.

Indians of North America.

Loons--Folklore.

Loons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Craig Mishler is an affiliate research professor with the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He is the editor of Neerihiinjìk: We Traveled from Place to Place:The Gwich'in Stories of Johnny and Sarah Frank and the author of The Crooked Stovepipe: Athapaskan Fiddle Music and Square Dancing in Northeast Alaska and Northwest Canada

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The Story of a Tale""; ""1 The History and Geography of the Tale""; ""2 The Writing of the Tale""; ""3 The Tale Behind the Tale""; ""4 The Telling of the Tale""; ""5 The Art of the Tale""; ""6 The Mediated and Theatrical Tale""; ""7 The Power of the Tale""; ""Conclusion and Afterword""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Appendix C""; ""Appendix D""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496210104

1496210107

9780803246850

0803246854

OCLC:

830162289