Creation Myths of Primitive America by Karl Kroeber (English) Hardcover Book

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The remarkably accurate original translations of Native American myths from one of 19th-century America's foremost linguists.

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The remarkably accurate original translations of Native American myths from one of 19th-century America's foremost linguists.Native American mythology shows vestiges of religious concepts already old when the Egyptians evolved their form of worship. This volume offers an unusual collection of myths from two Native American cultures, the Wintu and Yana, recorded and translated in the 1880s by Jeremiah Curtin, one of the outstanding American linguists of the later 19th century. Because Curtin sought out storytellers who were not influenced by other cultures, his translations offer remarkably accurate accounts of the fundamental beliefs of Native Americans.In his introduction, Curtin explains the profound antiquity of these myths of creation, which preserve some of the earliest religious expression. He also provides an unflinching account of the appalling genocidal attacks on the peaceful Yana by white Californians in the 1860s. Because the Yana became extinct, Curtin's rendering of some of their important myths is an especially valuable contribution to contemporary understanding of Native American mythology.

Author Biography

Karl Kroeber is a Mellon Professor in the humanities in the Department of English at Columbia University, New York, NY.

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The remarkably accurate original translations of Native American myths from one of 19th-century America's foremost linguists.

Long Description

Native American mythology shows vestiges of religious concepts already old when the Egyptians evolved their form of worship. This volume offers an unusual collection of myths from two Native American cultures, the Wintu and Yana, recorded and translated in the 1880s by Jeremiah Curtin, one of the outstanding American linguists of the later 19th century. Because Curtin sought out storytellers who were not influenced by other cultures, his translations offer remarkably accurate accounts of the fundamental beliefs of Native Americans. In his introduction, Curtin explains the profound antiquity of these myths of creation, which preserve some of the earliest religious expression. He also provides an unflinching account of the appalling genocidal attacks on the peaceful Yana by white Californians in the 1860s. Because the Yana became extinct, Curtin's rendering of some of their important myths is an especially valuable contribution to contemporary understanding of Native American mythology.

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Ishi, the last Yana, died in 1916, working in San Francisco's Anthropological Museum as a de facto living anthropological exhibit. But Yana mythology did not die with him. Decades before, Jeremiah Curtin, a remarkable American linguist, had collected many Yana and Wintu myths and preserved them for posterity and future scholars.

Description for Reader

* Introduction by scholar Karl Kroeber offers new insight into Curtin's collection * Selections illustrate the complexity and profundity of Native American cultures * Stories were collected from narrators whose extensive knowledge of their culture was not contaminated by contact with whites * Kroeber's introduction offers excellent insights into his understanding of the importance and value of Indian mythologies

Details ISBN1576079392 Year 2002 ISBN-10 1576079392 ISBN-13 9781576079393 Format Hardcover Edited by Karl Kroeber DEWEY 299.72 Birth 1926 Death 1906 Author Karl Kroeber Publication Date 2002-11-05 Short Title CREATION MYTHS OF PRIMITIVE AM Language English Media Book Illustrations 1, black & white illustrations Pages 297 Series Classic Folk and Fairy Tales Imprint ABC-CLIO Place of Publication Santa Barbara Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781576079393 UK Release Date 2002-11-05 AU Release Date 2002-11-05 NZ Release Date 2002-11-05 US Release Date 2002-11-05 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience General Audience Age 7-17 We've got this

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