Literature & literary studies:

The Bungling Host

The Nature of Indigenous Oral Literature
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The Bungling Host motif appears in countless indigenous cultures in North America and beyond. In this groundbreaking work Daniel Clement has gathered nearly four hundred North American variants of the story to examine how myths acquire meaning for their indigenous users and explores how seemingly absurd narratives can prove to be a rich source of meaning when understood within the appropriate context. In analyzing the Bungling Host tales, Clement considers not only material culture but also social, economic, and cultural life; Native knowledge of the environment; and the world of plants and animals. Clement's analysis uncovers four operational modes in myth construction and clarifies the relationship between mythology and science. Ultimately he demonstrates how science may have developed out of an operational mode that already existed in the mythological mind.

Author Biography:

Daniel Clément is an anthropologist consultant. He is the author of several books published in France. Peter Frost has translated several books in anthropology and local history and is an author in his own right.   
Release date NZ
August 1st, 2018
Contributor
  • Translated by Peter Frost
Pages
570
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
46 figures, 16 tables, 4 maps
ISBN-13
9781496206053
Product ID
27290181

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