Research Catalog

Title

Yaqui myths and legends / collected by Ruth Warner Giddings.

Author

Giddings, Ruth Warner.

Publication

Tucson : [s.n.], 1959.

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Details

Description

73 p.; 27 cm.

Series Statement

• Anthropological papers of the University of Arizona ; no. 2
• University of Arizona. Anthropological papers ; no. 2.

Subject

• Yaqui Indians > Legends
• Yaqui Indians > Religion
• Yaqui mythology

Genre/Form

Folklore

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 72-73.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The stories: Yomumuli and the Little Surem people -- The ku bird -- The wise deer -- Tasi'o Sewa -- Yuku -- When badger named the sun -- Mochomo -- The wax monkey -- The false beggar -- The stick that sang -- The two bears -- The walking stone -- Sun and moon -- Five friends of Takochai -- The man who became a buzzard -- The snake people -- Omteme -- Juan Sin Miedo -- The boy who became king -- Kaiman -- The big bird -- The wars against the Mexicans -- War between the Yaquis and the Pimas -- Peace at Pitahaya -- Malinero'okai -- The first deer hunter -- The death of Kutam Tawi -- The flood and the prophets -- San Pedro and Cristo -- Jesucristo and San Pedro -- Pedro de Ordimales -- San Pedro and the devil -- Father frog -- Two little lambs -- Maisoka and Hima'awikia -- The cricket and the lion -- Grasshopper and cricket -- Turtle and coyote -- Coyote and rabbit -- Heron and fox -- The cat and the monkey -- In rabbit's house -- Coyote and the friendly dogs -- The black horse -- Duck hunter -- Tesak Pascola's watermelons -- The calabazas funeral -- Suawaka -- Topol the clever -- Why the animals remain animals -- Coyote woman -- The first fiesta -- Bobok -- The five mended brothers -- The first fire -- The spirit fox -- The Yaqui doctor -- The twins -- The snake of the hill of Nohme -- Tukawiru -- Cho'oko Baso.

LCCN

^^^60063129^

OCLC

936447124

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library