Landscapes of origin in the Americas : creation narratives linking ancient places and present communities /
Landscape is a powerful factor in the operation of memory because of the associations narrators make between the local landscape and the events of the stories they tell. Ancestors and mythological events often become fixed in a specific landscape and act as timeless reference points. In conventional...
| Други автори: | Christie, Jessica Joyce, 1956- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
℗♭2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=419986 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Landscapes of origin in the Americas. |
| Резюме: |
Landscape is a powerful factor in the operation of memory because of the associations narrators make between the local landscape and the events of the stories they tell. Ancestors and mythological events often become fixed in a specific landscape and act as timeless reference points. In conventional anthropological literature, "landscape" is the term applied to the meaning local people bestow on their cultural and physical surroundings. In this work, the authors explore the cultural and physical landscapes an individual or cultural group has constructed to define the origins or begin. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (vii, 203 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780817382476 081738247X |