| Traditions of the Arapaho Contributor(s): Dorsey, George a. (Author), Kroeber, Alfred (Author), Anderson, Jeffrey D. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803266081 ISBN-13: 9780803266087 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: Anthropologists George A. Dorsey (1868-1931) and Alfred L. Kroeber (1876-1960) joined forces to record and preserve the rich cultural traditions of the Arapaho Indians. This result of their collaboration was first published in 1903 and bears witness to the religious feeling, imagination, and humor of the Arapaho. Marvelous and mundane entities populate these vibrant tales, where spirit permeates everything, and everything has meaning. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 398.208 |
| LCCN: 97030302 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.03" W x 8.98" (1.52 lbs) 488 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anthropologists George A. Dorsey and Alfred L. Kroeber joined forces to record and preserve the rich cultural traditions of the Arapaho Indians, long split into two bands. Dorsey had done fieldwork with the Southern Arapaho after they moved from Colorado to Oklahoma and would soon be known for his study of their Sun Dance. Kroeber had visited the Northern Arapaho, who were still living in Wyoming. Traditions of the Arapaho, first published in 1903, is the result of their collaboration. This collection of tales bears witness to the religious feeling, imagination, and humor of the Arapaho. Beginning with creation myths, Dorsey and Kroeber offer stories about Found-in-Grass, Blood-Clot-Boy, Badger-Woman, Blue-Feather, White Dog, the Rolling Stone, Porcupine, and the Woman Who Climbed to the Sky. Entities marvelous and mundane--water monsters, speckled horses, dancing ducks, cannibalistic dwarves--populate these vibrant tales, where spirit permeates everything, and everything has meaning. |