The anguish of snails : : Native American folklore in the West / / Barre Toelken.
After a career working and living with American Indians and studying their traditions, Barre Toelken has written this sweeping study of Native American folklore in the West. Within a framework of performance theory, cultural worldview, and collaborative research, he examines Native American visual a...
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| Superior document: | Folklife of the West ; v. 2 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Folklife of the West ;
v. 2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 202 pages) :; illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: the snail's clues
- Cultural patterns in Native American folklore: an introduction
- Visual patterns of performance: arts
- Kinetic patterns of performance: dance
- Oral patterns of performance: story and song
- Patterns and themes in Native humor
- Cultural patterns of discovery
- Epilogue: "gleaning" and the active audience.