Interpreting Native American Literature: An Archetypal Approach.

Sevillano, Mando

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ERIC Number: EJ386028

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Publication Date: 1986

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Interpreting Native American Literature: An Archetypal Approach.

Sevillano, Mando

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v10 n1 p1-12 1986

Compares two approaches to discussing Indian literature and religion. Demonstrates Jungian archetypal approach as transcultural method of analyzing Indian literature. Relates and analyzes Hopi traditional story. Emphasizes accessibility of Native American literature to the non-Indian while supporting multicultural plurality of interpretations. (TES)

Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Contact, Ethnology, Literary Criticism, Religion, Story Telling

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Language: English

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