Juan Carlos Galeano

Folktales of the Amazon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Amazon River basin, known for its lush fertility and varied flora and fauna, has also nourished a rich and diverse folklore tradition. This title presents 41 tales gathered from Amazonian fishermen, hunters, lodgers, small plot farm gardeners, and villagers in Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC-CLIO
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781591586746
• ISBN-10: 1591586747
• Artikelnr.: 24975703

Autorenporträt

Juan Carlos Galeano is a poet, translator and filmmaker who has worked extensively in the Amazon basin. He grew up in the Amazon region of Colombia and is a professor at Florida State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Tales of Origin Chapter 2: Tales about Anacondas and Boas
Chapter 3: Tales about Dolphins and Other Aquatic Seducers Chapter 4: Tales
of Beasts and Forest Defenders Chapter 5: Tales of Dark and Malevolent
Shamans Chapter 6: Tales of Punishment for Ill Behavior Chapter 7: Tales of
Special Places, Plants, and Birds