Cree narrative : expressing the personal meanings of events

Type
Book
Authors
Richard J. Preston ( Preston, Richard J. )
 
Category
General Library Collection  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
1975 
Publisher
Abstract
"An analysis of narratives obtained from eastern Cree Indians of James Bay, Quebec." -- WorldCat.org. 
Description
v, 308 pages : 1 illustration ; 28 cm. 
Biblio Notes
Contents:
Chapter I. The setting
Chapter II. An ethnography of personal meanings
Chapter III. Conjuring [spiritual, Mistabeo]
Chapter IV. The Mistabeo concept
Chapter V. Narration as a vehicle for the expression of attitudes
Chapter VI. Songs as an expression of personal symbolisms in the use of culture patterns [music]
Chapter VII. On the relationships between human persons and food-animal persons
Chapter VIII. Hunting and deprivation in a contingent world.
Language Note:
Summary in French.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.  
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