Dance of the dolphin: transformation and disenchantment in the amazonian imagination
Auteur :
Slater, Candace
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226761848
Date de publication :
15 sept. 1994
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
539 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.