Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast
ISBN-13:
9780882409641
ISBN-10:
0882409646
Author:
Mary Giraudo Beck
Publication date:
2013
Publisher:
Alaska Northwest Books
Format:
Hardcover
128 pages
Category:
Customs & Traditions
,
Social Sciences
,
Folklore & Mythology
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ISBN-13:
9780882409641
ISBN-10:
0882409646
Author:
Mary Giraudo Beck
Publication date:
2013
Publisher:
Alaska Northwest Books
Format:
Hardcover
128 pages
Category:
Customs & Traditions
,
Social Sciences
,
Folklore & Mythology
Summary
Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast (ISBN-13: 9780882409641 and ISBN-10: 0882409646), written by authors
Mary Giraudo Beck, was published by Alaska Northwest Books in 2013.
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Description
Among the Northwest Coast Indians (Tlingit, Haida, and others), potlatches traditionally are lavish community gatherings marking important events, such as funerals or marriages. In celebrations that often last many days, sumptuous meals are served; legends about clans and ancestors are sung and enacted with dances, masks, costumes, and drums; totem poles are often raised; and gifts are presented to all guests. Through this custom, cultural ties are renewed and strengthened. Using details from historical potlatches, and skillfully weaving in legends about animals and spirits revered by Natives—Raven, Grizzly Bear, Salmon, Frog—Mary Beck creates a compelling account of the potlatch ceremony and its place in a community’s celebration of life, death, and continuity.
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