Migration as Creation. The Case of Two Native American Creation Stories
Migration as Creation. The Case of Two Native American Creation Stories
Author(s): Codruţ ŞerbanSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: creation;migration;errand-man;myth;history;
Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the motif of migration in two Native American creation stories – The Creation and Early Migrations (Caddo) and Old Man Leads a Migration (Blackfoot). Through this migration, a sine qua non to the fulfillment of creation, people settle in their homeland; once settled, they are taught the fundamental behavioral patterns; ultimately, they acquire collective identity.
Journal: Meridian critic
- Issue Year: XXXV/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 75-81
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English