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05896aam a2200649 i 4500 001 9B3DB00A462211E9A3F20F6897128E48 003 SILO 005 20190314012734 008 180402s2018 nbuab b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2017052574 020 $a 1496206053 020 $a 9781496206053 020 $a 149620087X 020 $a 9781496200877 035 $a (OCoLC)1009246477 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d NBU $d IUL $d TFW $d YDX $d OCLCO $d VA@ $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h fre 042 $a pcc 043 $a n------ 050 00 $a E98.F6 $b C6413 2018 082 00 $a 398.2089/97 $2 23 084 $a LIT004060 $a LIT004060 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Clement, Daniel, $d 1951- $e author. 240 10 $a Hote maladroit. $l English 245 14 $a The bungling host : $b the nature of indigenous oral literature / $c Daniel Clement ; translated by Peter Frost. 264 1 $a Lincoln : $b University of Nebraska Press, $c 2018. 300 $a xxiv, 543 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 500 $a Translated from the French. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-543). 520 $a "The Bungling Host motif appears in countless indigenous cultures in North America and beyond. In this groundbreaking work Daniel Clement has gathered more than 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.Initiate Another SILO Locator Search
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.
"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Daniel Clement examines the "Bungling Host" tale known in a multitude of indigenous cultures in North America and beyond. In this groundbreaking work he reveals fuller meaning to these stories than previously recognized and underscores the limits of structuralism in understanding them"-- $c Provided by publisher. 500 $a Machine generated contents note: Contents List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Caribou Takes In His Wife's Dress (Subarctic) 2. Snake Makes a Meal in the Embers (Southwest) 3. The Fire Trap (Grand Basin) 4. While Bird Sings, Bear Cooks (Northwest Coast) 5. Seal Roasts His Hands (Northwest Coast) 6. Silver Fox Digs Up Yellow Jacket Larvae with His Penis (California) 7. Wildcat Beats a Blanket (California) 8. Deer Kills Her Children and Puts Their Bones Into the Water (Southwest) 9. Wolf Transforms Two Arrowheads into Mincemeat Puddings (Southwest) 10. Badger Pushes a Stick Down His Throat and Gets Yucca-Juice (Southwest) 11. Bison Skewers His Nose (Plains) 12. White-Tailed Deer Shoots at a Red Clay Bank (Plains) 13. Man Kills Bison with His Sharpened Leg (Plains, Plateau) 14. Black-Mountain-Bear Gets Persimmons by Leaning Against a Tree (Southeast) 15. Rabbit Gathers Canes (Southeast) 16. Squirrel Slits Open His Scrotum (Plains) 17. Duck Excretes Rice (Northeast) 18. Bird Gets Salmon Eggs by Striking His Ankle (Northwest Coast) 19. Muskrat Cooks Some Ice (Northeast) 20. Woodpecker Pulls Eels Out of Trees (Subarctic) Conclusion Appendix: Bungling Host Myths Notes Bibliography. 505 0 $a Caribou takes in his wife's dress (Subarctic) -- Snake makes a meal in the embers (Southwest) -- The fire trap (Grand Basin) -- While bird sings, bear cooks (Northwest Coast) -- Seal roasts his hands (Northwest Coast) -- Silver fox digs up yellow jacket larvae with his penis (California) -- Wildcat beats a blanket (California) -- Deer kills her children and puts their bones into the water (Southwest) -- Wolf transforms two arrowheads into mincemeat puddings (Southwest) -- Badger pushes a stick down his throat and gets yucca-juice (Southwest) -- Bison skewers his nose (Plains) -- White-tailed deer shoots at a red clay bank (Plains) -- Man kills bison with his sharpened leg (Plains, Plateau) -- Black-bountain-bear gets persimmons by leaning against a tree (Southeast) -- Rabbit gathers canes (Southeast) -- Squirrel slits open his scrotum (Plains) -- Duck excretes rice (Northeast) -- Bird gets salmon eggs by striking his ankle (Northwest Coast) -- Muskrat cooks some ice (Northeast) -- Woodpecker pulls eels out of trees (Subarctic) -- Appendix: Bungling host myths. 546 $a Translated from the French. 650 0 $a Indian mythology. 650 0 $a Folklore $z North America. 650 0 $a Indians of North America $v Folklore. 650 0 $a Animals $x Symbolic aspects. 650 0 $a Ethnology $z North America. 650 0 $a Montagnais Indians $v Folklore. 650 0 $a Innu Indians $v Folklore. 650 0 $a Myth. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / Native American. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Animals $x Symbolic aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00809551 650 7 $a Ethnology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00916106 650 7 $a Folklore. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00930306 650 7 $a Indian mythology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00969152 650 7 $a Indians of North America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00969633 650 7 $a Innu Indians. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01921151 650 7 $a Montagnais Indians. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01025768 650 7 $a Myth. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01031678 651 7 $a North America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01242475 655 7 $a Folklore. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423784 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210024755.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9B3DB00A462211E9A3F20F6897128E48