| Description |
1 online resource (278) |
| Contents |
Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 OF GOOD AND BAD BROTHERS -- 1. The Provident Wild Dog -- 2. The Pigs from the Forest Pool -- 3. The Pigs from the Sky -- 4. Pudi, Pepana, and Their Wives -- 5. Webi, Pisimi, and Their Wives -- 6. Asali, Mapuwiali, and Their Wives -- 7. The Garden Despoiled -- 8. The Stolen Sweet Potatoes -- 9. An Old Man and His Tree -- 10. The Broken Arrow -- CHAPTER 2 OF IMPROPER BROTHERS AND SISTERS -- 11. Riawa and Tyame -- 12. Sister and Wife -- 13. The Eel-Child I -- 14. The Eel-Child II -- 15. Brother, Sister, and Ghosts |
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16. Brother, Sister, and Foes -- 17. The Siblings and the Wildman I -- 18. The Siblings and the Wildman II -- 19. The Escape from the Otherworld -- CHAPTER 3 OF JEALOUS SPOUSES AND SIBLINGS -- 20. The Cannibal Wife -- 21. The Jealous Sister -- 22. The Sky Wife -- 23. The Sister, the Sky Wife, and the Snake -- 24. Abuwapale and the Broken Promise -- 25. Giminyawe and the Jealous Brother -- 26. Giminyawe and the Broken Promise -- 27. The Provident Wife -- 28. The Skin Changer -- CHAPTER 4 OF MARRIAGES TO GHOSTS -- 29. Raguame's Marriage -- 30. The Ghostsister I -- 31. Ipakeala and His Wife |
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32. The Ghosthusband -- 33. The Ghosthusband Lost -- 34. The Evil Ghostmother -- 35. The Woman and the Bush Rat -- 36. The Woman and the Snake -- 37. The Woman and the Possum -- 38. The Woman, the Possum, and the Husband -- 39. The Woman and Her Elusive Husband -- 40. The Wife Breaks Her Word -- 41. The Poor Husband -- 42. The Vengeful Brother and the Poor Husband -- 43. The Wife's Journey to the Otherworld I -- 44. The Wife's Journey to the Otherworld II -- 45. The Wife's Journey to the Otherworld III -- 46. The Ghostsister II -- 47. The Ghostsister III -- 48. The Pig Girl |
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CHAPTER 5 OF TRICKSTERS, LITTLE-MEN, AND OLD MEN -- 49. Keapu and the Little-Man -- 50. Lanea and the Little-Man -- 51. The Shell-Stealer -- 52. Keapu and Abuwapale -- 53. The Hot Women -- 54. The Sister's Revenge -- 55. The Two Brothers and the Little-Men -- 56. The Two Brothers and the Old Man -- 57. The Battle with the Old Men -- 58. The Battle with the Old Tree Man -- 59. The Battle with the Poor-Man -- 60. The Girl and the Poor-Man -- 61. The Girl and Her Trickster Husband -- 62. The Girl and the Trickster -- CHAPTER 6 OF SKIN CHANGING AND OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS -- 63. The Bad Skin |
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64. The Cannibal Women -- 65. The Skin-Changer Wives -- 66. The Orphan Wife -- 67. The Girls Who Grew from Fingers -- 68. A Youth Trapped and Rescued -- 69. Revival and Revenge -- 70. The Broken Siblings -- 71. The Blood Girl -- 72. The Blood Girl's Escape -- CHAPTER 7 OF BROKEN PROMISES AND ANGRY GHOSTS -- 73. The Husband Breaks His Word -- 74. The Sky Women and the Broken Promise -- 75. The Journey to the Underworld -- 76. The Angry In-Laws -- 77. The Grandparents Outsmarted -- 78. The Father, the Son, and Their Good Dog -- 79. The Angry Ghostfather -- 80. The Old Man with Fire (Version 1) |
| Summary |
A Papua New Guinea Highland people, the Kewa have within their vital oral tradition a rich body of folk tales, eighty of which are brought together in this volume. Like many folk tales, the stories are made up of elements which recur in different variations and combinations. LeRoy has classified and numbered the various episodes and prepared a synoptic guide to aid in the reading of the tales. Using the guide, the reader can follow a particular episode from one tale to another |
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Kewa (Papua New Guinean people) -- Folklore -- History and criticism
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Tales -- Papua New Guinea
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Tales
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Papua New Guinea
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
LeRoy, John.
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| ISBN |
128322643X |
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9781283226431 |
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