Anthony Wonderley

At the Font of the Marvelous

Exploring Oral Narrative and Mythic Imagery of the Iroquois and Their Neighbors

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Produktbeschreibung

The folktales and myths of the Iroquois and their Algonquian neighbors rank among the most imaginatively rich and narratively coherent traditions in North America. Inspired by these wondrous tales, this title explores their significance to the Iroquois and Algonquian religion and worldview.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Syracuse University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 154mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9780815632078
• ISBN-10: 081563207X
• Artikelnr.: 25855183

Autorenporträt

Anthony Wonderley is curator of the Oneida Community Mansion House in Oneida, New York. His articles on Iroquois archaeology, folklore, and history have appeared in American Antiquity, Bulletin of the New York Archaeological Association, Mohawk Valley History, New York History, Northeastern Anthropology, and Ontario Archaeology. He is the author of Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History: New York Oral Narrative from the Notes of H. E. Allen and Others, also published by Syracuse University Press.