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McDowell, John Holmes. 1994. "So wise were our elders": Mythic narratives from the Kamsá. University of Kentucky Press. ix + 286 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Language as a subject

Annotation

This study of the mythology of the Kamsá Indians of the Sibundoy Valley, contributes to oral poetics and regional studies of the indigenous groups of southern Colombia. The thirty-two narratives are related to three reference frames: a universal mythical ethos, native American mythology and European motifs.

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