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Author Wonderley, Anthony, 1949-

Title At the font of the marvelous : exploring oral narrative and mythic imagery of the Iroquois and their neighbors / Anthony Wonderley.

Publication Info. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, [2009]
©2009

Item Status

Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 188 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Iroquois and their neighbors
Iroquois and their neighbors.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-181) and index.
Contents Introduction : oral narrative of the Iroquois and their neighbors -- Iroquois star lore : what does it mean? -- War in the west : nineteenth-century Iroquois legends of conquest -- Killer lizards, Eldritch fish, and horned serpents -- Old good twin : Sky Holder during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- The story of Windigo -- The friendly visitor : an Iroquois stone giant goes calling in Algonquian country -- Mythic imagery in Iroquoian archaeology.
Summary "The folktales and myths of the Iroquois and their Algonquian neighbors rank among the most imaginatively rich and narratively coherent traditions in North America. Inspired by these wondrous tales, Anthony Wonderley explores their significance to the Iroquois and Algonquian religion and worldview."
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Iroquois Indians -- Folklore.
Iroquois Indians.
Genre/Form Folklore.
Subject Algonquian Indians -- Folklore.
Algonquian Indians -- Folklore.
Indian mythology -- New York (State)
Indian mythology.
New York (State)
Indian mythology -- Ontario.
Ontario.
Oral history -- New York (State)
Oral history.
Oral history -- Ontario.
Folklore -- New York (State)
Folklore.
Folklore -- Ontario.
New York (State) -- Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Ontario -- Social life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Wonderley, Anthony Wayne, 1949- At the font of the marvelous. 1st ed. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, ©2009 (DLC) 2008051732
ISBN 9780815651376 (electronic book)
0815651376 (electronic book)
081563207X (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9780815632078