Animal Tales from the Caribbean (Special Publications of the Folklore Institute, Indiana University) Hard Science Fiction Stephen Church

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Animal Tales from the Caribbean (Special Publications of the Folklore Institute, Indiana University) Hard Science Fiction Stephen ChurchThese twenty one animal tales from the Colombian Caribbean coast represent a sampling of the traditional stories that are told during all night funerary wakes. The tales are told in the semi sacred space of the patio (backyard) of homes as part of the funerary ritual that includes other aesthetic and expressive practices such as jokes, song games, board games, and prayer. In this volume these stories are situated within their performance contexts and