{"product_id":"oodham-creation-and-related-events-donald-m-bahr-9780816534159","title":"O'Odham Creation and Related Events: As Told to Ruth Benedict in 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe origin stories of the O'odham (Pima) Indians\u003c\/b\u003e of Arizona are renowned for their beauty and complexity but have been collected in only a handful of books. This volume--the third full O'odham telling of ancientness to appear in print--brings together dozens of stories collected in 1927 by anthropologist Ruth Benedict during her only visit to the Pimas. Never before published, they helped inspire Benedict to write her groundbreaking book \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pimas represented a way of life that Benedict at first called \"Dionysian\" after hearing the stories, narratives, songs, and oratory collected from various tellers during her three-month stay. The oral literature concerns the creation of the world and its transformations over time, the creation of the O'odham people, and other cultural traditions. Featuring a pair of man-gods, a female monster born of woman, and a conquest of Pimas by Pimas, they serve to mark the O'odham as a people distinct from their neighbors near and far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present volume contains more stories than any other source of Pima tales, plus more of the songs and orations that accompanied a telling. It includes \"The Rafter,\" a host of ancillary stories, numerous Coyote tales, and additional speeches tied to the narratives of ancientness. One long story, \"The Feud,\" found only in this collection, shows similarities to the Maya \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Bahr, a preeminent authority on the O'odham, has not only clarified the text but has also written an introduction that provides the background to the collection and analyzes Benedict's probable reasons for never having published it. He has also included a previously unpublished text by Benedict, \"Figures of Speech among the Pima.\" \u003ci\u003eO'odham Creation and Related Events\u003c\/i\u003e represents an invaluable sourcebook of a people's oral literature as well as a tribute to a singular scholar's dedication and vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald M. Bahr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816534152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816534159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Donald M. Bahr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072817099007,"sku":"9780816534159","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e0df9a3-1f2c-4182-b654-b371e96c942a.jpg?v=1685444100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oodham-creation-and-related-events-donald-m-bahr-9780816534159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}