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Candace Slater, Slater Candace

Dance of the Dolphin - Transformation and Disenchantment in the Amazonian Imagination

English · Hardback

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Summary

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.

Product details

Authors	Candace Slater, Slater Candace
Publisher	University Presses

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.06.1994

EAN	9780226761831
ISBN	978-0-226-76183-1
No. of pages	321
Weight	737 g
Subjects	Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Folklore, myths & legends, Amazon River, Amazon river and tributaries, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)

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