Oral Patterns of Performance

Story and Song

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
Cover of the book Oral Patterns of Performance by Barre Toelken, Utah State University Press
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Author: Barre Toelken ISBN: 9780874219531
Publisher: Utah State University Press Publication: February 15, 2015
Imprint: Utah State University Press Language: English
Author: Barre Toelken
ISBN: 9780874219531
Publisher: Utah State University Press
Publication: February 15, 2015
Imprint: Utah State University Press
Language: English

To many Native American cultures, songs and stories are dramatic enactments of reality, and words bring reality into existence. In this chapter from his award-winning book, The Anguish of Snails, Toelken thoughtfully approaches a number of stories from Native American traditions, discussing how narratives can be touchstones of shared values among closely associated traditional people and how songs and stories go far beyond an evening's entertainment or "lessons” about life. A traditional narrative can be a culturally structured way of thinking and of experiencing the patterns that make culture real.

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To many Native American cultures, songs and stories are dramatic enactments of reality, and words bring reality into existence. In this chapter from his award-winning book, The Anguish of Snails, Toelken thoughtfully approaches a number of stories from Native American traditions, discussing how narratives can be touchstones of shared values among closely associated traditional people and how songs and stories go far beyond an evening's entertainment or "lessons” about life. A traditional narrative can be a culturally structured way of thinking and of experiencing the patterns that make culture real.

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