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Seneca Myths and Folk Tales Paperback – September 1, 1989

by Arthur C. Parker (Author), William N. Fenton (Introduction)

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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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  1. Print length
    465 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Bison Books
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 1989
  5. Dimensions
    5.46 x 1.3 x 8.52 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0803287232
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0803287235
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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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