Prophetic riddling: A dialogue of genres in Choctaw performance

Journal of American Folklore

Volumn 115, Issue 457-4457 458, 2002, Pages 395-421

  Mould, Tom ^a  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60949776732     PISSN: 00218715     EISSN: 15351882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jaf.2002.0044     Document Type: Article

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