the enemy of every tribe: “bushman” images in Northern Athapaskan narratives
A variety of “bushman” images are found throughout the Northern Athapaskan area. They have been typically characterized as supernatural beliefs arising in response to fears of dangers in the natural and social environments and to ignorance of true causes of events. I argue in this paper that an unde...
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crwiley:10.1525/ae.1978.5.4.02a00040 2023-12-03T10:25:41+01:00 the enemy of every tribe: “bushman” images in Northern Athapaskan narratives BASSO, ELLEN B. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ae.1978.5.4.02a00040 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1525%2Fae.1978.5.4.02a00040 https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/ae.1978.5.4.02a00040 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Ethnologist volume 5, issue 4, page 690-709 ISSN 0094-0496 1548-1425 Anthropology journal-article 1978 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1525/ae.1978.5.4.02a00040 2023-11-09T14:04:55Z A variety of “bushman” images are found throughout the Northern Athapaskan area. They have been typically characterized as supernatural beliefs arising in response to fears of dangers in the natural and social environments and to ignorance of true causes of events. I argue in this paper that an understanding of the images must also take into account the cultural and social systems that govern their creation and use in personal narratives. In particular, the images within one region, the central Mackenzie River valley, must be understood in terms of the focal concerns of seasonality, supernatural power, social relationships, and technology, as well as the explanatory uses to which the narratives are put. Article in Journal/Newspaper Mackenzie river Northern Athapaskan Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Mackenzie River American Ethnologist 5 4 690 709 |
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A variety of “bushman” images are found throughout the Northern Athapaskan area. They have been typically characterized as supernatural beliefs arising in response to fears of dangers in the natural and social environments and to ignorance of true causes of events. I argue in this paper that an understanding of the images must also take into account the cultural and social systems that govern their creation and use in personal narratives. In particular, the images within one region, the central Mackenzie River valley, must be understood in terms of the focal concerns of seasonality, supernatural power, social relationships, and technology, as well as the explanatory uses to which the narratives are put. |
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