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Chipewyan Tales
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Hupa Texts
This is a collection of texts from the Hupa, who lived in Northern California, Humboldt County, on the Trinity River. The texts are unfiltered translations of stories related by Hupa at the start of the 20th century in an ethnographic context. They largely take place in a time before the arrival of human beings, populated by trickster gods and supernatural beings called Kixunai. The texts include a number of shamanistic formulas for healing, protection and good luck.
Myths and Tales From the White Mountain Apache
This book is a collection of myths and tales from the White Mountain Apache tribe of Arizona. Pliny Earle Goddard, a renowned anthropologist and linguist, collected the stories from native speakers in the early 20th century and translated them into English. The tales are rich in symbolism and detail, offering insights into the culture, folklore, and spirituality of the Apache people. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in Native American history and culture, and a fascinating glimpse into a world that is both beautiful and mysterious. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is ...
The Life Cycle of Language
This volume brings together an international group of linguists from a diverse range of research backgrounds to explore the cycles of change in the world's languages. Historical linguistics does not solely focus on reconstructing a language's linguistic past and exploring the mechanisms underlying previous language changes; it also addresses broader questions concerning the development and ongoing evolution of language. The chapters in this book draw on data both from languages from the distant past, such as Hittite, Proto-Turkic, and Proto-Bantu, and from present-day languages including Akan, Cantonese, Kuuk Thaayorre, Selis-Ql'ispé, Nivaclé, and Spanish. The contributions showcase current research in historical linguistics and exemplify the dynamism and inherently interdisciplinary nature of the field.
And Along Came Boas
The advent of Franz Boas on the North American scene irrevocably redirected the course of Americanist anthropology. This volume documents the revolutionary character of the theoretical and methodological standpoint introduced by Boas and his first generation of students, among whom linguist Edward Sapir was among the most distinguished. Virtually all of the classic Boasians were at least part-time linguists alongside their ethnological work. During the crucial transitional period beginning with the founding of the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1879, there were as many continuities as discontinuities between the work of Boas and that of John Wesley Powell and his Bureau. Boas shared with Po...
An AnthropologistÕs Arrival
"Ruth Underhill's intriguing memoir traces the story of her life, delving into the Depression, the famous anthropologists in her circle, and her fieldwork with a keen ethnographic eye. Underhill describes the Victorian society that first bound her and then ultimately enabled her success as a major figure in anthropology"--
