Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

How Mockingbirds Are : O'odham Ritual Orations

Name: How Mockingbirds Are : O'odham Ritual Orations
Price: $24.93 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Bahr, Donald
ISBN: 9781438435251

by Bahr, Donald

ISBN13:
9781438435251
ISBN10:
1438435258
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2011-06-24
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
More Book Details

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!

Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
Customer Reviews Read Reviews
Write a Review
How Mockingbirds Are : O'odham Ritual Orations > ISBN13: 9781438435251

List Price: ~~$24.95~~ Save up to $8.11

Rent Book

$16.84

More Prices

Rent Book $16.84

Add to Cart Free Shipping

TERM

PRICE

DUE

Semester

$18.71

Dec 12

Quarter

$17.77

Sep 2

Short Term

$16.84

Aug 13

SPECIAL ORDER: 1-2 WEEKS

*This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

Buy New

$24.93

Buy New
$24.93

Add to Cart

SPECIAL ORDER: 1-2 WEEKS

Digital

$40.74*

More Prices

Digital
$40.74*

Add to Cart

DURATION

PRICE

Online: 1825 Days

Downloadable: Lifetime Access - VitalSource

$40.74*

*To support the delivery of the digital material to you, a digital delivery fee of $3.99 will be charged on each digital item.

Marketplace

$193.40

More Prices

How To: Textbook Rental

Looking to rent a book? Rent How Mockingbirds Are : O'odham Ritual Orations [ISBN: 9781438435251] for the semester, quarter, and short term or search our site for other textbooks by Bahr, Donald. Renting a textbook can save you up to 90% from the cost of buying.

Summary

Brilliant analysis of the power of ritual orations in a southwestern American Indian community.

Author Biography

Donald Bahr is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Arizona State University at Tempe. He has published several books, including O'odham Creation and Related Events: As Told to Ruth Benedict in 1927; Piman Shamanism and Staying Sickness; Short Swift Time of Gods on Earth: The Hohokam Chronicles; and Ants and Orioles: Showing the Art of Pima Poetry. A volume in the SUNY series in North American Native Peoples, Past and Present Raymond Demallie and Douglas Parks, editors

Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: The O'odham Mockingbird Texts, the Background, and the Argument	p. 1
The Origin Stories behind the Wine Drinks	p. 21
The Ceremonies	p. 57
The Speeches	p. 69
The Mockingbird: Big Talker or Rain Doctor?	p. 109
Summary and Conclusions	p. 117
Two Non-O'odham Stories for Comparison	p. 123
Vanyiko's Matches for All of the Portions of Thin Leather's Speech	p. 129
Chart of the Texts; Orations and Stories	p. 141
Notes	p. 151
References Cited	p. 163
Index	p. 165
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.