Serpent's Tale: Snakes in Folklore and Literature
We travel the world, writes Gregory McNamee, and wherever we go there are snake stories to entertain us. Here are some fifty diverse and unusual accounts of serpents from cultures across time and around the globe: snakes that talk, jump, and dance; snakes that transform into other creatures; snakes that just ... watch.Many selections are drawn from the rich oral traditions of peoples in every clime that supports reptiles, from the Akimel O'odham of North America to the Mensa Bet-Abrahe of Africa to the Mungkjan of Australia. Included as well are such writings as prayers from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, fairy tales collected by the Brothers…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8203-2225-4
- EAN: 9780820322254
- Produktnummer: 9467084
- Verlag: Univ Of Georgia Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.2 cm 213 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 213
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Gregory McNamee is the author or editor of numerous books, including Blue Mountains Far Away, Grand Canyon Place Names, A Desert Bestiary, The Sierra Club Desert Reader, and Gila: The Life and Death of an American River. His work appears regularly in such publications as Outside, New Times, and the Bloomsbury Review. McNamee lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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