Origin of the wolf ritual
Download or Read eBook Origin of the wolf ritual PDF written by Edward Sapir and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Edward Sapir |
| Publisher | : University of Ottawa Press |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2007-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781772823080 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1772823082 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Origin of the wolf ritual by : Edward Sapir
Book excerpt: This last segment of the Sapir-Thomas Nootka texts includes three first-hand accounts of the Tlkwa:na, or Wolf Ritual, a principal ceremony of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations of the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The ritual, which takes several days to enact, is described in detail, from the howling of the “Wolves” in human form, to the abduction of children to their forest lair and the return of these initiates to perform newly learned dances. Also included are Sapir’s field record of a Tlkwa:na of 1910; his correspondence with his chief interpreters Alex Thomas and Frank Williams; and autobiographical stories by Alex Thomas.
