Spirit of the New England tribes : Indian history and folklore, 1620-1984 /

Spirit of the New England tribes : Indian history and folklore, 1620-1984 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Simmons, William Scranton, 1938- author.
Imprint:	Hanover : University Press of New England, [1986] ©1986
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 331 pages) : map
Language:	English
Subject:	Indians of North America -- New England -- Folklore. Indians of North America -- New England -- Legends. Indians of North America -- New England -- History. Folklore -- New England. Legends -- New England. Folklore. Indians of North America. Legends. New England -- History, Local. New England. Legends. Folklore. History. Local history.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11550650

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ISBN:	9781512603170 1512603171 0874513707 9780874513707 0874513723 9780874513721
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-317) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	"Spanning three centuries, this collection traces the historical evolution of legends, folktales, and traditions of four major native American groups from their earliest encounters with European settlers to the present. The book is based on some 240 folklore texts gathered from early colonial writings, newspapers, magazines, diaries, local histories, anthropology and folklore publications, a variety of unpublished manuscript sources, and field research with living Indians."--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Simmons, William Scranton, 1938- Spirit of the New England tribes. Hanover : University Press of New England, [1986] 0874513707

Table of Contents:

From the past to the present
Worldview
The first Europeans
Christianity
Shamans and witches
Ghosts and the devil
Treasures
Giants: Maushop and Squant
Little people
Windows to the past: dreams and shrines
Conclusion: "There is a stream that issues forth."