Dance of the Dolphin: Transformation and Disenchantment in the Amazonian Imagination

Dance of the Dolphin: Transformation and Disenchantment in the Amazonian Imagination

by Candace Slater (Author), Candace Slater (Author)

Synopsis

In Amazonian folktales, dolphins take human form, seduce men and women, and carry them away to a city beneath the river. This book examines these stories, both as folk narratives and as representations of culture and conflict in the Amazon.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 350
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 15 Sep 1994

ISBN 10: 0226761843
ISBN 13: 9780226761848