Retelling Trickster in Naapi's Language
"An examination of Niitsitapisinii (Blackfoot) origin stories about one of the powerful and unpredictable creators in Niitsitapii consciousness: Naapi. Through in-depth linguistic analysis, Howe reinterprets the earliest references to Naapi, offering an authentic understanding of his identity a...
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| Formaat: | Licensed eBooks |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Chicago :
University Press of Colorado,
2019.
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| Online toegang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvq4c1q4 |
Inhoudsopgave:
- Intro; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Who is Naapi? Sign as First Language; 2. Naapi's Name; 3. Myth, Legend, and Naapi; 4. A Different Conceptual Order; Appendix: Selected Naapi Stories; Person's Face; Lone Woman; Lone Pine; Wheel Game; Sliding Place; Notes; Index