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Big Water Snake (Blackfoot monster)

The result's identifiers

  • Result code in IS VaVaI

    <a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F44555601%3A13430%2F16%3A43893045" target="_blank" >RIV/44555601:13430/16:43893045 - isvavai.cz</a>

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  • DOI - Digital Object Identifier

Alternative languages

  • Result language

    angličtina

  • Original language name

    Big Water Snake (Blackfoot monster)

  • Original language description

    Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, &quot;tall tales&quot; like George Washington chopping down his father&apos;s cherry tree and the adventures of &quot;King of the Wild Frontier&quot; Davy Crockett, through to today&apos;s &quot;urban myths.&quot; Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.

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  • Czech description

Classification

  • Type

    C - Chapter in a specialist book

  • CEP classification

  • OECD FORD branch

    60206 - Specific literatures

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  • Continuities

    N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Others

  • Publication year

    2016

  • Confidentiality

    S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data specific for result type

  • Book/collection name

    American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore

  • ISBN

    978-1-61069-567-1

  • Number of pages of the result

    2

  • Pages from-to

    111-112

  • Number of pages of the book

    1272

  • Publisher name

    ABC-CLIO, Inc.

  • Place of publication

    Santa Barbara, Kalifornie

  • UT code for WoS chapter