Stories, Myths, Chants, and Songs of the Kuna Indians
By:Joel Sherzer
Published on 2015-02-04 by University of Texas Press
The Kuna Indians of Panama, probably best known for molas, their colorful appliqué blouses, also have a rich literary tradition of oral stories and performances. One of the largest indigenous groups in the South American tropics, the majority of them (about 70,000) reside in Kuna Yala, a string of island and mainland villages stretching along the Caribbean coast. It is here that Joel Sherzer lived among them, photographing and recording their verbal performances, which he feels are representative of the beauty, complexity, and diversity of the oral literary traditions of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. This book is organized into three types of texts: humorous and moralistic stories; myths and magical chants; and women's songs. While quite different from one another, they share features characteristic of Kuna literature as a whole, including appreciation of their environment and a remarkable knowledge of their plants and animals; a belief in spirits as an important component of their world in curing, magic, and aesthetics; and, especially, great humor and a sense of play. Vividly illustrated by a Kuna artist and accompanied by photographs that lend a sense of being present at the performances, the texts provide readers with a unique aesthetic perspective on this rich culture while preserving an endangered and valuable indigenous oral tradition.
This Book was ranked at 22 by Google Books for keyword mother of all myths.
Book ID of Stories, Myths, Chants, and Songs of the Kuna Indians's Books is QpSCBgAAQBAJ, Book which was written byJoel Sherzerhave ETAG "QT4HUrk7NLI"
Book which was published by University of Texas Press since 2015-02-04 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780292757851 and ISBN 10 Code is 0292757859
Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true
Book which have "260 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategorySocial Science
This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at ""
This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE
Book was written in en
eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is trueand in ePub is true
Book Preview
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar