| Navajo Coyote Tales: The Curly Tó Aheedlíinii Version Contributor(s): Haile O. F. M., Father Berard (Author), Luckert, Karl W. (Editor), Luckert, Karl W. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803272227 ISBN-13: 9780803272224 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1984 Annotation: Coyote is easily the most popular character in the stories of Indian tribes from Canada to Mexico. This volume contains seventeen coyote tales collected and translated by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M., more than half a century ago. The original Navajo transcriptions are included, along with notes. The tales show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. He is the paradoxical hero and scamp whose adventures inspire laughter or awe, depending upon what shape he takes in a given story.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.245 |
| LCCN: 83023462 |
| Series: American Tribal Religions |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.02" W x 8.99" (0.40 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coyote is easily the most popular character in the stories of Indian tribes from Canada to Mexico. This volume contains seventeen coyote tales collected and translated by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M., more than half a century ago. The original Navajo transcriptions are included, along with notes. The tales show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. He is the paradoxical hero and scamp whose adventures inspire laughter or awe, depending upon what shape he takes in a given story. In his introduction to Navajo Coyote Tales, Karl W. Luckert considers Coyote mythology in a theoretical and historical framework. |
