Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

ceremonial praise song attached to narrative

ceremonial_praise_song_attached_to_narrative

A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american northwest coast

  • Haida Texts and Myths: Skidegate Dialect STORY OF THE FOOD-GIVING-TOWN PEOPLE / STORY OF THOSE-BORN-AT-SKEDANS / A STORY TOLD TO ACCOMPANY BEAR SONGS / A STORY TOLD TO ACCOMPANY BEAR SONGS; lines 4675-4814 confidence: medium

    Transcribed and glossed song lines repeatedly address a chief and great brother, mention proud travel and a shaking mind, and ask where someone fell or where a place is absent.

    The passage opens with repeated song-text addresses to a chief and great brother before the prose narrative shifts.

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