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Title: The Zunis Condition: New Subtitle: Self-Portrayals Author: The Zuni People Translator: Alvina Quam Contributor: Alvina Quam (Translated by) Format: Paperback EAN: 9780826302533 ISBN: 9780826302533 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Language & Reference, Social Sciences Release Date: 28/02/2015 Description: Now back in print after more than thirty years, The Zunis: Self-Portrayals offers forty-six stories of myth, prophecy, and history from the great oral literature of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Selected by the Zuni people themselves, the tales told here preserve their cultural traditions—from the Zuni creation myth and the rituals of masked dances to farming and hunting practices and battles with Navajos and Apaches. There are tales about ghosts and personified animals, and fables told to discipline children or to warn them against foolhardy bravery and braggadocio. Some of the stories are moral fables, and some are intended as entertainment pure and simple, tales told by a skillful narrator to pass a long evening. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 203mm Item Length: 139mm Release Year: 2015
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