The Mythology of the Wichita

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George A. Dorsey

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First published in 1904, George A. Dorsey's Mythology of the Wichita is a rich collection of American Indian folklore. WIth the help of a Wichita interpreter, Dorsey gathered sixty tales from the Wichitas living in Oklahoma and arranged them according to the first period, the creation; the second period, transformation; and the third period, the present.For the Wichitas, tale-telling was of great instructional value for the young. The tales taught that braverly and greatness depended upon individual effort, no matter how low or mean might have been the individual's origin, and at the same time, that there might descend upon the child the same longevity and good fortune possessed by the hero of the tale.

Author Biography:

George A. Dorsey was a curator of anthropology in the Field Museum of Natural History at Chicago and the author of Traditions of the Skidi Pawnee, Tradition of the Osage, and Pawnee Mythology, among other works.

Release date NZ

October 30th, 1995

Author

George A. Dorsey

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

368

Dimensions

152x229x21

ISBN-13

9780806127781

Product ID

7476588

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