{"product_id":"at-the-font-of-the-marvelous-exploring-oral-narrative-and-mythic-imagery-of-the-iroquois-and-their-neighbors-hardcover","title":"At the Font of the Marvelous: Exploring Oral Narrative and Mythic Imagery of the Iroquois and Their Neighbors - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Wonderley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe folktales and myths of the Iroquois and their Algonquian neighbors rank among the most imaginatively rich and narratively co-herent traditions in North America. Inspired by these wondrous tales, Anthony Wonderley explores their significance to Iroquois and Algonquian religions and worldviews. Mostly recorded around 1900, these oral narratives preserve the voice and something of the outlook of autochthonous Americans from a bygone age, when storytelling was an important facet of daily life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrouping the stories around shared themes and motifs, Wonderley analyzes topics ranging from cannibal giants to cultural heroes, and from legends of local places to myths of human origin. Approached comparatively and historically, these stories can enrich our understanding of archaeological remains, ethnic boundaries, and past \u003cbr\u003ecultural interchanges among Iroquois and Algonquian peoples.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Wonderley\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of the Oneida Community Mansion House in Oneida, New York. His articles on Iroquois archaeology, folklore, and history have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Antiquity, Bulletin of the New York Archaeological Association, Mohawk Valley History, New York History, Northeastern Anthropology, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOntario Archaeology.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of\u003ci\u003e Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History: New York Oral Narrative from the Notes of H. E. Allen and Others, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Syracuse University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757824803104,"sku":"9780815632078","price":32.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ba311849f389739b13f0008dfddbb711.webp?v=1780112645","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/at-the-font-of-the-marvelous-exploring-oral-narrative-and-mythic-imagery-of-the-iroquois-and-their-neighbors-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}