Dzelarhons : myths of the Northwest Coast

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Title:

Author:

Cameron, Anne, author.

Publication Date:

1986

Publication Information:

Madeira Park, B.C., Canada : Harbour, 1986.

Physical Description:

160 pages ; 22 cm

ISBN:

9780920080894

Abstract:

"Magic in many incarnations - mischievous, terrifying, benevolent, erotic-suffuses the pages of this extraordinary collection, from the humourous tales of the trickster Raven through the feminist fable of the bearded woman to the myth of the lazy boy who was reared by whales and saved the world, climaxing with the epic story of the mythical superwoman Dzelarhons - First Mother, Frog Mother, Weeping Woman, guardian and teacher of her people."-- Amazon.ca web site.

General Note:

Successor to Daughters of Copper Woman.

Contents:

Raven and Snipe -- Raven goes berrypicking -- Orca's child -- Muddlehead -- The bearded woman -- Ta-Naz finds happiness -- Lazy Boy -- Dzelarhons.

Subject Term:

Spirituality -- Indigenous -- Northwest Coast of North America.

Spirituality -- Indigenous -- Northwest, Pacific.

Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island -- Folklore.

Genre:

Myths.

Language:

English