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Native American Mythology

Native American Mythology. And oral literature. ORAL LITERATURE…. devices. Repetition Enumeration (numbering) Terse style (short and sweet) Incremental development (adding on in segments). ORAL LITERATURE… functions. Beliefs about… The nature of the physical world

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Native American Mythology

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  1. Native American Mythology And oral literature

  2. ORAL LITERATURE…. devices • Repetition • Enumeration (numbering) • Terse style (short and sweet) • Incremental development (adding on in segments)

  3. ORAL LITERATURE… functions • Beliefs about… • The nature of the physical world • Social order / appropriate behavior • Human nature • The existence of good and evil

  4. Characteristics of MYTHS • The primal world (ancient, primitive) • Beings are animal spirits in human form • Monsters • Confusions of nature • HELP US COPE WITH WHAT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND!

  5. Tricksters • Examples: snake, raven, spider • Provide for disorder and change • Enable us to see the seamy (unpleasant) underside of life • Remind us that culture is man-made • Provide for the possibility of change

  6. MYTH themes… • Formation of the world through struggle and robbery • Movement from a sky world to a water world through a fall • Creation story • Flood as source of life • Theft of fire • Underworlds • Migrations

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