Chukchee Mythology (Forgotten Books)

Book Description:

Chukchee Mythology was first published in 1910 under the authorship of Waldemar Bogoras.

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; Introduction.; Myths And Tales.; The Ai´wan Shamans.; The Woman And The Lake-spirit.; The Girl And The Skull.; The Youth Who Received Supernatural Powers From The Ke´let.; Contest With The Ke´let.; The Ai´wan And The Reindeer-breeder.; The visit Of The Ke´let.; The Child-monster.; The Orphan.; U´mqÄqÄi's Adventure.; The Adventures Of The Brothers.; The Children Carried Away By A Giant.; The Raven And The Girls (valvị´yÑị-lŬ´mÑịl).; A Tale Of The Raven Ku´urkịl (ku´urkịl LŬ´mÑịl).; Lị´mịlịn LŬ´mÑịl (a Story About A Polygamist.); The Woman Who Married The Moon And The Ke´lẹ.; Battle With The Ta´n•Ñịt.; Two Shamans (eÑe´Ñịlịt Ñi´rÄq).; The Man Who Married A Sky-girl.; The Man Who visited The Polar Bears.; The Shaman And The Ke´let.; Incantations.; Incantation On Behalf Of A Sick Person.; Pintail-duck Incantation (valo´k-Ê´wĠan, Yelke´kin Ê´wĠan).(a Middle-anadyr Incantation.); Incantation For Taming Wild Reindeer (qaalva´t-Ê´wĠan).; Incantation To Ward Off Ke´let.; Fortifying Incantation Against The Coming Of Ke´let (tanomÑa´tkÊn Ê´wĠan).; For Hunting Sea-game.; To Cure A Sick Man.; Incantation For Pains In The Stomach (nanqatẹ´lkÊn Ê´wĠan).; Incantation To Bring Back The Dying.; Incantation (used By) A Woman Rejected By Her Husband And Jealous Of Her Rival (Ê´wĠan Ñe´us•qÄtÄ UwÄƐ´quČitÄ ẹ´nku Lị´nyo).; Songs.; Proverbs, Riddles, Sayings.; Chukchee Tales.; Creation Tales.1; Raven Tale.2; The Hare Tale.; Story Of Raven And Wolverene.1; Raven And Owl.; Miscellaneous Tales.; The Sacrifice To The Dead.; The Re´kkẹÑ.; The Reindeer-breeder And The Ai´wan.; The Orphan.1; Story Of Object-of-loathing.; The visitor.; The Polygamist.; The Giant.1; Sacrifice To The Sea.; The Monster-woman.; Reindeer-born.; Tale About QolÊnto´.; The Girl In The Stone Chest.1; The Girls As Avengers.; War Tales1; Ma´nÊ And Mana´qton.; QolÊnto´.; War With The Ta´n•Ñịt.; iv. Tales Of Russianized Natives.; Sea-jumper.1; Reindeer-born.; Hare Story.1; Raven And She-fox.1; The Boy Who Married The Sun.

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