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Butterfly Mother
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Butterfly Mother Paperback - 2006

by Mark Bender (Translator)


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Butterfly Mother is a collection of epic songs from the rich oral tradition of the Miao (Hmong) people of southwest China. These poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of a world in which everything is alive, and listeners find that besides mountains, rivers, trees, and creatures, inanimate objects are also 'born' and have spirits. In his engaging introduction, Mark Bender places these mythic narratives in their social and historical context, describing the workings and traditions of Miao society.

Brimming with cultural lore, Butterfly Mother is a virtual encyclopedia of time-honored myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people.

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  • Title Butterfly Mother
  • Author Mark Bender (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition (U
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
  • Date September 30, 2006
  • ISBN 9780872208490 / 0872208494
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006007230
  • Dewey Decimal Code 895.972

About the author

Mark Bender is Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University.

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