Iroquois supernatural
Subtitle: talking animals and medicine people
By: Michael Bastine and Mason Winfield
Contributors: Winfield, Mason
Publisher: Bear & Company
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Rochester, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9781591431275; 9781591439448
Subjects: Iroquois mythology; Iroquois Indians; Folklore; Religion
Description: "Brings the paranormal beings and places of the Iroquois folklore tradition to life through historic and contemporary accounts of otherworldly encounters"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 358-366) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the Iroquois supernatural : reaching beyond the sacred; title: The longhouse folk; title: The witches' craft; title: The witches' torch; title: Medicine people; title: The false faces; title: Supernatural war; title: Power spaces; title: The supernatural zoo; title: Talking animals; title: The little people; title: The land of the elders.