Social Science Native American Studies
Kewa Tales
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1985
- Category
- Native American Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774844994
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $37.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774802185
- Publish Date
- Jan 1985
- List Price
- $39.95
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Description
A Papua New Guinea Highland people, the Kewa have within their vital oral tradition a rich body of folk tales, eighty of which are brought together in this volume. Like many folk tales, the stories are made up of elements which recur in different variations and combinations. LeRoy has classified and numbered the various episodes and prepared a synoptic guide to aid in the reading of the tales. Using the guide, the reader can follow a particular episode from one tale to another.
About the author
Contributor Notes
John Leroy (editor) has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of British Columbia. He has taught at universities in Canada and New Zealand.