Seneca Myths and Folk Tales is a collection of traditional stories and legends from the Seneca people, a Native American tribe from the northeastern United States. The book, compiled by Arthur Caswell Parker, a Seneca anthropologist and historian, includes tales of creation, heroism, and trickery, as well as accounts of historical events and cultural practices. The stories are told in a simple, engaging style and offer insights into the Seneca worldview and way of life. The book also includes an introduction by Parker that ...
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Seneca Myths and Folk Tales is a collection of traditional stories and legends from the Seneca people, a Native American tribe from the northeastern United States. The book, compiled by Arthur Caswell Parker, a Seneca anthropologist and historian, includes tales of creation, heroism, and trickery, as well as accounts of historical events and cultural practices. The stories are told in a simple, engaging style and offer insights into the Seneca worldview and way of life. The book also includes an introduction by Parker that provides context for the stories and discusses the importance of preserving Native American cultural traditions. Seneca Myths and Folk Tales is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Native American cultures and folklore, as well as for those studying anthropology, history, or literature.From The Buffalo Historical Society Publications, V27.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Very Good. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 465. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased as well as the front of the wrapper; foxing to the upper portion of the outer page edges; some shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with black and white lettering. 465 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "'On the Cattaraugus reservation, it was part of a child's initial training to learn why the bear lost its tail, why the chipmunk has a striped back, and why meteors flash in the sky, ' writes Arthur C. Parker at the beginning of Seneca Myths and Folk Tales. His blood ties to the Senecas and early familiarity with their culture led to a distinguished career as an archaeologist and to the publication in 1923 of this pioneering work. Parker recreates the milieu in which the Seneca legends and folktales were told and discusses their basic themes and components before going on to relate more than seventy of them that he heard as a boy. Here is the magical Senecan world populated by unseen good and evil spirits, ghosts, and beings capable of transformation. Included are creation myths; folktales involving contests between mortal youths and assorted powers; tales of love and marriage; and stories about cannibals, talking animals, pygmies, giants, monsters, vampires, and witches...."
