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by Arthur C. Parker; Introduction by William N. Fenton

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"On the Cattaraugus reservation, it was part of a child's initial training to learn why the bear lost its tail, why the chipmunk has a striped back, and why meteors flash in the sky," writes Arthur C. Parker at the beginning of Seneca Myths and Folk Tales. His blood ties to the Senecas and early familiarity with their culture led to a distinguished career as an archaeologist and to the publication in 1923 of this pioneeering work. Parker recreates the milieu in which the Seneca legends and folktales were told and discusses their basic themes and components before going on to relate more than seventy of them that he heard as a boy. Here is the magical Senecan world populated by unseen good and evil spirits, ghosts, and beings capable of transformation. Included are creation myths; folktales involving contests between mortal youths and assorted powers; tales of love and marriage; and stories about cannibals, talking animals, pygmies, giants, monsters, vampires, and witches.

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  • Title Seneca Myths and Folk Tales
  • Author Arthur C. Parker; Introduction by William N. Fenton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition F First Paperbac
  • Pages 465
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bison Books, Lincoln
  • Publication date 1989-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780803287235 / 0803287232
  • Weight 1.43 lbs (0.65 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.46 x 1.3 in (21.64 x 13.87 x 3.30 cm)
  • Reading level 1050
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Seneca Indians - Folklore, Indians of North America - New York (State)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 89004869
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.208

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In a new introduction to this edition, William N. Fenton, an emeritus professor of anthropology at SUNY-Albany, writes about Parker's unparalleled contribution to the preservation of Iroquoian folklore.
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