9. Song of a Bear

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Bibliography 51
7. Part I. Songs of Gods
8. Introduction to Part I 59
9. The World of Gods
10. 1. Song of Kararat (Carrion Crow) Goddess 66
11. 2. Song of the Fire Goddess 69
12. 3. Song of Wolf Goddess 75
13. 4. Song of Spider Goddess 78
14. 5. Song of Young Killer Whale 83
15. The World of Gods and Humans
16. 6. Song of a Killer Whale The 89
17. 7. Song of the Goddess of the Waters 99
18. 8. Song of the Owl God 108
19. 9. Song of a Bear 115
20. 10. Song of the Daughter of the Mountain God 126
21. 11. Song of an Elderly Eagle This 133
22. 12. Song of the Owl God 137
23. 13. Song of the Thunder God 149
24. 14. Song of a Dragon God 154
25. 15. Song of an Evil Bear 162
26. 16. Song of a Huri Bird 165
27. 17. Song of a North Wind Goddess 168
28. 18. Song of a Swordfish 171
29. 19. Song of an Old Boat Goddess 175
30. The Culture Hero and His Work
31. 20. Song of Aeoina-kamui 190
32. 21. Song of Aeoina-kamui 195
33. 22. Song of Aeoina-kamui (Excerpt) 202
34. 23. Song of the Young God Okikurmi (Dream Song) 209
35. 24. Song of the Younger Sister of the Owl God 214
36. 25. Song of the Younger Sister of Okikurmi 230
37. Part II. Songs of Humans
38. Introduction to Part II 239
39. 26. Lullaby 240
40. 27. Song of a Blood-Red Bird (A Woman of Menash) 243
41. 28. Song of a Human Woman 247
42. 29. Song of a Human Woman 254
43. 30. Song of the Woman of Shinutapka 261
44. 31. Woman’s Epic: Repunnot-un-kur 269
45. 32. The Woman of Poi-Soya 300
46. 33. The Epic of Kotan Utunnai 366
47. Index 413