The Hungry Heroes

Abstract In Tlingit country it was once claimed that only the rich told Raven stories, because only they had the time to learn them. On the other hand, modern Tlingit, who still tell the stories, have said that Raven thinks of the poor, just as Jesus did. Different as they are, the statements both r...

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Main Author: Bierhorst, John
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Published: Oxford University PressNew York, NY 2002
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780195146226.003.0002 2023-12-31T10:23:40+01:00 The Hungry Heroes Bierhorst, John 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195146226.003.0002 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/51989207/isbn-9780195146226-book-part-2.pdf unknown Oxford University PressNew York, NY The Mythology Of North America page 25-37 ISBN 9780195146226 9780197714812 book-chapter 2002 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195146226.003.0002 2023-12-06T08:50:01Z Abstract In Tlingit country it was once claimed that only the rich told Raven stories, because only they had the time to learn them. On the other hand, modern Tlingit, who still tell the stories, have said that Raven thinks of the poor, just as Jesus did. Different as they are, the statements both ring true if it is remembered that the Tlingit today, like other Northwest Coast tribes, struggle to preserve remnants of their cultural heritage, while a single Tlingit mask of the classical period can bring tens of thousands of dollars at auction in New York. Book Part tlingit Oxford University Press (via Crossref) 25 37
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description Abstract In Tlingit country it was once claimed that only the rich told Raven stories, because only they had the time to learn them. On the other hand, modern Tlingit, who still tell the stories, have said that Raven thinks of the poor, just as Jesus did. Different as they are, the statements both ring true if it is remembered that the Tlingit today, like other Northwest Coast tribes, struggle to preserve remnants of their cultural heritage, while a single Tlingit mask of the classical period can bring tens of thousands of dollars at auction in New York.
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