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100 1 _aBaudoux, Georges,
_d1870-1949
245 1 0 _aLégendes canaques
250 _aQuatrième édition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-07
505 0 _aKaavo -- Flirt canaque -- Le Tayo gras -- Ce vieux Tchiao -- Le dugong: Première légende. Deuxième légende.
508 _aLaurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"Légendes canaques" by Georges Baudoux is a collection of ethnographic narratives written in the early 20th century. The book provides an in-depth look at the customs, beliefs, and daily lives of the Kanak people of New Caledonia, using a narrative style that emphasizes authenticity and firsthand experience. Baudoux aims to portray the essence of these indigenous people, shedding light on their rich oral traditions and social structures. The opening portion of the text introduces readers to the author's motivations and his observations during his time spent with the Kanak tribes. He discusses the uniqueness of their culture, emphasizing the contrasts between "primitive" and modern societies, and the challenges of truly understanding another culture. Through a narrative that blends personal experience with cultural analysis, Baudoux begins to relay the legend of Kaavo, depicting the beauty and vibrancy of Kanak life as he sets the stage for the deeper stories and folklore that follow. The character Kaavo, the daughter of a chief, is introduced as she embarks on a morning adventure to collect grasshoppers, symbolizing not only her connection to her environment but also the simplicity and pleasures of daily life in her culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: Éditions Riéder, 1928
653 _aLegends -- New Caledonia
653 _aKanak (New Caledonian people) -- Folklore
700 1 _aLévy-Bruhl, Lucien,
_d1857-1939
856 4 _uhttps://books.google.com/books?id=uiUHAQAAIAAJ
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75549
999 _c116274
_d116274