Folktales of the Amazon

Broschiertes Buch

The Amazon River basin, known for its lush fertility and varied flora and fauna, has also nourished a rich and diverse folklore tradition. This title presents 41 tales gathered from Amazonian fishermen, hunters, lodgers, small plot farm gardeners, and villagers in Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.

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Produktbeschreibung

Produktdetails

Produktdetails
Verlag: ABC-CLIO
Seitenzahl: 172
Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2008
Englisch
Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
Gewicht: 540g
ISBN-13: 9781591586746
ISBN-10: 1591586747
Artikelnr.: 24975703

Herstellerkennzeichnung
Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
gpsr@libri.de

Produktdetails

Verlag: ABC-CLIO
Seitenzahl: 172
Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2008
Englisch
Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
Gewicht: 540g
ISBN-13: 9781591586746
ISBN-10: 1591586747
Artikelnr.: 24975703

Herstellerkennzeichnung
Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
gpsr@libri.de

Autorenporträt

Juan Carlos Galeano is a poet, translator and filmmaker who has worked extensively in the Amazon basin. He grew up in the Amazon region of Colombia and is a professor at Florida State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Tales of Origin
Chapter 2: Tales about Anacondas and Boas
Chapter 3: Tales about Dolphins and Other Aquatic Seducers
Chapter 4: Tales of Beasts and Forest Defenders
Chapter 5: Tales of Dark and Malevolent Shamans
Chapter 6: Tales of Punishment for Ill Behavior
Chapter 7: Tales of Special Places, Plants, and Birds

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