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Stories from the Marshall Islands (Pali Language Texts--Micronesia)
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$25.00
Publication Date: October 31st, 2001
Publisher:
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
9780824820190
Pages:
424
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Description
Among Marshallese the ri-bwebwenato (storyteller) is well known and respected, a living repository and transmitter of traditional history and culture. Here are ninety folktales and stories of historical events, collected and translated into English during the third quarter of the twentieth century. They include tales of origins, humanlike animals, ogres, and sprites--some malevolent, some playful. Many are presented in the original language and are amplified by extensive commentary.
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