The function of legends as a teaching tool in pre-colonial first nations' societies

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Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-322

  Friesen, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creation; Instructional; Legends; Moral; Oral tradition; Pedagogy; Religious; Spiritual; Trickster

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149135485     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007601310865     Document Type: Article

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