Book

Folk literature of the Tehuelche Indians

UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California, Los Angeles59 • Published In 1984 • Pages: xix, 266

By: Wilbert, Johannes, Simoneau, Karin, Borgatello, Maggiorino, Bórmida, Marcelo, Casamoquela, Rodolfo M., Echeverría Baleta, Mario, Escalada, Federico A., Harrington, Tomás, Hughes, W., Lista, Ramón, Llarás Samitier, Siffredi, Alejandra.

Abstract
This book provides a large collection of Tehuelche narratives recorded over several years. Most of these narratives are translations from original sources in Italian, Gaelic and Spanish. Each narrative is followed by a brief summary and a comprehensive motif index.
Subjects
Glossary
Historical reconstruction
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Cultural identity and pride
Annual cycle
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Verbal arts
Behavior toward non-relatives
External relations
Aftermath of combat
Cosmology
Mythology
Eschatology
Spirits and gods
Ethnometeorology
Ethnobotany
Ethnozoology
culture
Tehuelche
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
South America
Sub Region
Southern South America
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2006
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1570-1984
Coverage Place
Argentina
Notes
Johannes Wilbert and Karin Simoneau, editors ; contributing authors, Maggiorino Borgatello … [et al.]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index
LCCN
84020123
LCSH
Tehuelche Indians--Folklore/Tehuelche mythology