Finding the Center: The Art of the Zuni StorytellerThis second edition features three new Zuni stories, updated transcriptions of stories from the original edition, a bibliography, and a new preface and introduction. Dennis Tedlock is James H. McNulty Professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo. His books include Breath on the Mirror: Mythic Voices and Visions of the Living Maya. |
Contents
Preface | xi |
Guide to Reading Aloud | xlv |
THE HOPIS AND THE FAMINE | 29 |
Copyright | |
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Ahayuuta twins Andrew Peynetsa asked basket plaques bow guard Bow Priest brought child Clown Society coming corn cornmeal Coyote daylight deer DENNIS TEDLOCK entered finished four days garden seeds girl grandfather grandson happened Happily Hawikku HINA hoarse holh Hopis hunting inside Joseph Peynetsa Junco Kachina Village Keresan killed Kiva little Ahayuuta little boy lived look medicine society Middle Place mother mountain lion Nepayatamu night North Priest NOTES Narrated Nutria Old Lady Granduncle passing the days Payatamu Pelt Kid Perhaps Prairie-Dog Hills prayer sticks rabbits rain priests road sacred things sang shrew Shumeekuli society chief someone song speak spoke stood story storyteller strings summoned Sun Father Sun Priest tale talked tell thought tight Tísshomahhá told his daughter tomorrow took turkeys uncle voice wait Walter Sanchez water strider witches words young younger brother yucca Zuni Zuni River
References to this book
Coyote Was Going There: Indian Literature of the Oregon Country Jarold Ramsey No preview available - 1980 |