Аннотация:WisakaWisaka is the culture hero of the Sac Indians.He is human in appearance-the son of the virgin daughter of Masakomigokwa, old Grandmother Earth.Almost all of the customs of the people were taught to them by Wisaka.After preparing the earth for mankind and teaching people how to live, he withdrew to the North where he now abides.Some day he will return and deliver his uncles and aunts, the Indians, from the yoke of the white man.The adventures of a culture hero constitute the great fundamental religious myth of all the north central Algonquian Indians, including the Pottawat tamie, Menominee, Kickapoo, Sac, and Fox tribes.His name and exploits vary among the different tribes, but the essential phases of the hero cycle invariably appear in Algonquian lore and tradition.The Sac versions of these legends have been re corded by
Год издания:1926
Издательство:University of Iowa
Источник:The Palimpsest
Ключевые слова:Historical and Architectural Studies
