Dance of the dolphin: transformation and disenchantment in the amazonian imagination
Auteur :
Slater, Candace
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226761831
Date de publication :
1 juin 1994
Dimensions :
0,1 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
737 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In Amazonian folktales, dolphins take human form, seduce men and women, and carry them away to a city beneath the river. This book examines these stories, both as folk narratives and as representations of culture and conflict in the Amazon.