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Spanning Three Centuries, This Collection Traces The Historical Evolution Of Legends, Folktales, And Traditions Of Four Major Native American Groups From Their Earliest Encounters With European Settlers To The Present. The Book Is Based On Some 240 Folklore Texts Gathered From Early Colonial Writings, Newspapers, Magazines, Diaries, Local Histories, Anthropology And Folklore Publications, A Variety Of Unpublished Manuscript Sources, And Field Research With Living Indians. -- Publisher's Description From The Past To The Present -- Worldview -- The First Europeans -- Christianity -- Shamans And Witches -- Ghosts And The Devil -- Treasures -- Giants: Maushop And Squant -- Little People -- Windows To The Past: Dreams And Shrines -- Conclusion: There Is A Stream That Issues Forth. William S. Simmons. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 301-317.

Author

William Scranton Simmons, 1938-

Publisher

Hanover: University Press of New England

Published

1986

Language

EN

ISBN

9781512603170

Subjects

Science, History, Folklore