Eastern Cherokee stories : a living oral tradition and its cultural continuance / Sandra Muse Isaacs ; foreword by Joyce Dugan.
| Author/creator | Muse Isaacs, Sandra, 1957- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019] |
| Description | xii, 305 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Kituwah, "The place from which we came": creation and origin stories of the Tsalagi ancestors -- Dusgaseti Tsalagi Kanoheda nole Tskili, part 1: Cherokee stories of "those who are to be avoided; dreadful; wondrous things" and witches -- Dusgaseti Tsalagi Kanoheda nole Tskili, part 2: Cherokee stories of "those who fill us with wonder" -- Nudele yvwi dideyohdi, "To teach other people; to make them strong": sharing Tsalagi oral teachings with others -- Detsadatlanigohisdodidegesdi, "Strengthen one another with encouraging words in all that you do": Tsalagi stories told for Tsalagi -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | An examination of Eastern Cherokee oral tradition as a literary form that revitalizes indigenous culture. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | folk tales. |
| Genre/form | Folk tales. |
| Genre/form | Folk tales. |
| Genre/form | Contes. |
| LCCN | 2018051409 |
| ISBN | 9780806163505 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 080616350X hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9780806190129 pbk |
| ISBN | 0806190124 pbk |