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Daniel Clément is an anthropologist consultant. He is the author of several books published in France. Peter Frost has translated several books in anthropology and local history and is an author in his own right.“Anthropologists have been analyzing the oral stories of Aboriginal cultures for a long time. Aboriginal peoples have also been untangling the stories told to them by their elders. Daniel Clément weaves these two perspectives together to get at the meaning of these `myths.’”—Stephen J. Augustine, hereditary chief, Mi’kmaq Grand Council<br /><br />“The introduction is one of the most readable critiques of structuralism I have ever seen. It is nuanced yet accessible and poses terrific questions about structuralism. I can imagine this [book] as a central resource for Indigenous scholars, historians, naturalists, and anthropologists. It contributes greatly to the comparative study of mythology and to contemporary studies of structural analysis.”—Thomas McIlwraith, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Guelph and author of <em>""We Are Still Didene”: Stories of Hunting and History from Northern British Columbia</em>
Clément’s analysis uncovers four operational modes in myth construction and clarifies the relationship between mythology and science. Ultimately he demonstrates how science may have developed out of an operational mode that already existed in the mythological mind.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1. Caribou Takes In His Wife’s Dress (Subarctic)
2. Snake Makes a Meal in the Embers (Southwest)
3. The Fire Trap (Grand Basin)
4. While Bird Sings, Bear Cooks (Northwest Coast)
5. Seal Roasts His Hands (Northwest Coast)
6. Silver Fox Digs Up Yellow Jacket Larvae with His Penis (California)
7. Wildcat Beats a Blanket (California)
8. Deer Kills Her Children and Puts Their Bones Into the Water (Southwest)
9. Wolf Transforms Two Arrowheads into Mincemeat Puddings (Southwest)
10. Badger Pushes a Stick Down His Throat and Gets Yucca-Juice (Southwest)
11. Bison Skewers His Nose (Plains)
12. White-Tailed Deer Shoots at a Red Clay Bank (Plains)
13. Man Kills Bison with His Sharpened Leg (Plains, Plateau)
14. Black-Mountain-Bear Gets Persimmons by Leaning Against a Tree (Southeast)
15. Rabbit Gathers Canes (Southeast)
16. Squirrel Slits Open His Scrotum (Plains)
17. Duck Excretes Rice (Northeast)
18. Bird Gets Salmon Eggs by Striking His Ankle (Northwest Coast)
19. Muskrat Cooks Some Ice (Northeast)
20. Woodpecker Pulls Eels Out of Trees (Subarctic)
Conclusion
Appendix: Bungling Host Myths
Notes
Bibliography