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Shamans and Kushtakas

Mary Giraudo Beck
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folklore
folklore studies
Haida people
Kushtakas
mythology
Native American customs
Native American folklore
Native American mythology
Native American studies
Native American traditions
Native Americans
North Coast
Pacific Northwest
Shamans
social customs
social customs and traditions
social traditions
supernatural stories
Tlingit people

Product details

  • ISBN 9780882404066
  • Weight: 204g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 17 Jul 2003
  • Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Shaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Natives of the Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was honored as a person who could heal the body and spirit as well as see into the future. In his struggles to protect his people, he fought the kushtaka—an evil spirit-being who was half human and half land hotter—for the souls of dying persons. Theirs was a battle between the forces of good and evil, and today it remains a cornerstone in Tlingit and Haida mythology. Mary Giraudo Beck provides a powerful mix of history, legend, and adventure to dramatize the values and traditions of Tlingit and Haida societies. The heroic and wondrous incidents in these stories transcend time and culture and, as tales of myth and magic, provide compelling reading for young and old alike.
About Mary Giraudo Beck
Mary G. Beck is a classical scholar (M.A. from Stanford) who has lived in Ketchikan, Alaska beginning in 1951 when she married a third generation Alaskan. Besides rearing a family, she taught literature and writing courses for thirty years at Ketchikan Community College, a branch of the University of Alaska. Mary has an abiding interest in the Native culture of Southeast Alaska and a commitment to recording its oral literature. She is also the author of two other related titles, Heroes and Heroines: Tlingit-Haida Legend and Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast, as well as articles on Native mythology and on travel by small boat to towns and Native communities in Southeast Alaska. She and her husband currently reside in Bellevue, Washington.

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