| Songs of the Tewa: American Indian Home Songs, Sacred Chants, Ceremonial Songs, Magic Songs & Prayers Revised Edition Contributor(s): Spinden, Herbert Joseph (Author), Marriott, Alice (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0865341931 ISBN-13: 9780865341937 Publisher: Sunstone Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 Annotation: Originally printed in 1933 and now available in a new copyrighted edition, this is the only full-length collection of Tewa Indian literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Native American - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Native American |
| Dewey: 897 |
| LCCN: 92-33989 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.52" W x 8.53" (0.45 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For centuries the American Indian literary tradition was primarily an oral one. Since written languages were rare among native North and South American cultures, all literature-myth, legend, story, poetry-was passed along the generations through memory and the spoken word. Herbert Joseph Spinden collected these at a time-around 1933-when the Indian poetic voice was a nameless one. The songs included here are of that period and his translations of Tewa ritual and secular songs are remarkable for their sensitivity to and consonance with Tewa (Pueblo) thought. This copyrighted edition includes an early introductory essay and scholarly notes by Dr. Spinden, early photographs of the Tewa from the collection of Mrs. Spinden, and a preface by Alice Marriott. |