When Our Words Return: Writing, Hearing, and Remembering Oral Traditions from Alasak and the Yukon
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The title to this interdisciplinary collection draws on the Yupik Eskimo belief that seals, fish, and other game are precious gifts that, when treated with respect and care, will return to be hunted again. Just so, if oral traditions are told faithfully and respectfully, they will return to benefit future generations. The contributors to this volume are concerned with the interpretation and representation of oral narrative and how it is shaped by...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0874211956
ISBN13:9780874211955
Release Date:October 1995
Publisher:Utah State University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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