Swan people : a study of the Dunne-za prophet dance

Type

Book

Authors

Robin Ridington ( Ridington, Robin )

ISSN

03161862

Tags

Spirituality -- Indigenous, Dunne-za -- Rites and ceremonies, Dene -- Rites and ceremonies, Dunne-za -- Folklore, Dene -- Folklore, Dene, Dunne-za, Traditional practice, Dunne-za -- Religion, Dene -- Religion

Abstract

"The prophet dance has been identified as a complex of beliefs and practices among northwestern native people. The present study presents myths and oratories from a prophet tradition among the Dunne-za or Beaver Indians of the upper Peace River. Part One is an interpretive description of the Dunne-za prophet tradition in terms of its integration into their traditional nomadic hunting way of life. It describes the tradition's development in the post-contact period as a means of reintegrative cultural transformation. Part Two presents mythic and oratorical texts collected between 1964 and 1971."--page iii.

Description

viii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

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