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BL
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1038201
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b792571
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| Main Entry
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Mason, Ronald J.
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| Title & Author
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Inconstant companions : : archaeology and North American Indian oral traditions /\ Ronald J. Mason.
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| Publication Statement
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Tuscaloosa :: University of Alabama Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (ix, 298 pages)
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0817381414
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: 9780817381417
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0817315330
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9780817315337
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- On history -- On memory -- Norsemen, trojans, and ancient Israelites -- On the nature of oral tradition -- Mixing apples and oranges, or Looking for kernels of truth -- Mammoth remembrances -- On the historicity of symbols and symbolic praxis -- On the central Siouans before J. Owen Dorsey -- Conclusions.
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One of the most significant theoretical issues in contemporary American archaeology - the role of oral tradition in scientific research. Ronald J. Mason explores the tension between aboriginal oral traditions and the practice of archaeology in North America. That exploration is necessarily interdisciplinary and set in a global context. Indeed, the issues at stake are universal in the current era of intellectual "decolonization" and multiculturalism. Unless committed to writing, even the most esteemed utterances are inevitably forgotten with the passing of generations, however muc.
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Ethnohistory-- North America.
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Indians of North America, Folklore.
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Indians of North America-- History.
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Oral tradition-- North America.
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Ethnohistoire-- Amérique du Nord.
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Indiens d'Amérique-- Amérique du Nord, Folklore.
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Indiens d'Amérique-- Amérique du Nord-- Histoire.
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Tradition orale-- Amérique du Nord.
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Ethnohistory.
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Indians of North America.
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Oral tradition.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- Native American Studies.
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North America.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.897
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E98.F6M28 2007eb
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