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Author Givón, Talmy, 1936-

Title Ute Texts.

Publication Info. Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (1 online resource).
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Series Culture and Language Use ; Volume 7
Culture and language use ; Volume 7.
Summary This second volume of our Ute trilogy contains a collection of Ute oral texts. Ute oral literature reflects the life experience of a small-scale hunting-and-gathering Society of Intimates and its tight connection to the local terrain, flora and fauna that supported the hunter-gatherer life. Ute story-telling tradition is the people's literary heritage, with the narrative style allowing considerable artistic freedom and diversity in contents and style. Stories were not memorized verbatim, and story-tellers took creative liberty in elaborating and re-inventing the 'same' tale. The core cultural.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents pt. 1. The Sinawav cycle -- pt. 2. The coyote cycle -- pt. 3. Anger, vengeance and other pitfalls -- pt. 4. The ceremonial cycle -- pt. 5. Varia.
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Subject Ute language.
Ute language.
Ute language -- Texts.
Genre/Form Texts.
Subject Storytelling.
Storytelling.
Indians of North America -- Colorado.
Indians of North America.
Colorado.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: 9781299737068
ISBN 1299737064 (electronic book)
9781299737068 (electronic book)
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9789027202901 (pb ; alkaline paper)
9027202907 (pb ; alkaline paper)