Traditional Doukhobor folkways

Traditional Doukhobor folkways PDF Author: Koozma J. Tarasoff
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823287
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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Book Description
A study of thirteen Doukhobor Canadian cultural values and the circumstances of their continuity and change over time. In essence: while Doukhobor beliefs are observed by the author to be resistant to change, other aspects of their culture have been modified to conform to the wider Canadian society.

Traditional Doukhobor folkways

Traditional Doukhobor folkways PDF Author: Koozma J. Tarasoff
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823287
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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Book Description
A study of thirteen Doukhobor Canadian cultural values and the circumstances of their continuity and change over time. In essence: while Doukhobor beliefs are observed by the author to be resistant to change, other aspects of their culture have been modified to conform to the wider Canadian society.

Folk fiddling in Canada

Folk fiddling in Canada PDF Author: Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823414
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 135

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A selection of thirty-two traditional fiddle tunes transcribed from tapes with commentary concerning the tunes’ melody, performers, and annotations. An analysis of the ten extant versions of “La grande gigue simple” and the ten versions of its derivative “Red River Jig” are also provided.

Folk music of Canada's oldest Polish community / La musique traditionnelle de la plus ancienne communauté polonaise du Canada

Folk music of Canada's oldest Polish community / La musique traditionnelle de la plus ancienne communauté polonaise du Canada PDF Author: John Michael Glofcheskie
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 276032415X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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A field collection of the repertoire of song and dance music of the Polish-Canadians of Renfrew County, Ontario, and a discussion of its function in their daily lives. / Échantillon du répertoire musical des Canadiens polonais du comté de Renfrew, Ontario, et l’amorce d’une discussion sur sa fonction au sein de la communauté.

Médecine et religion populaires / Folk medicine and religion

Médecine et religion populaires / Folk medicine and religion PDF Author: Pierre Crépeau
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 2760324192
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Book Description
This paper presents the proceedings of the XIth symposium on folk religions held in Ottawa, September 27, 1980 under the title, “Folk Medicine and Folk Religion.”/ Ce dossier présente les actes du XIe colloque sur les religions populaires tenu à Ottawa, le 27 septembre 1980, sous le titre « Médecine populaire et religions traditionnelles. »

Swiss-German and Dutch-German Mennonite traditional art in the Waterloo Region, Ontario

Swiss-German and Dutch-German Mennonite traditional art in the Waterloo Region, Ontario PDF Author: Nancy-Lou Patterson
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823341
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Book Description
The folk art of the Swiss-German Mennonites living in the Waterloo, Ontario region is compared with that of the Dutch-German Mennonites from the same area. Traditional arts discussed include Fraktur, needlework, wood-working and cooking.

Many voices

Many voices PDF Author: Carole Henderson Carpenter
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823333
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Book Description
This volume provides a historical overview of the development and role of Anglo-Canadian folklore studies in Canada and their relationship to similar research conducted with respect to French Canadians, minority groups within Canada, within the wider Canadian context, and at the international level.

As it comes

As it comes PDF Author: Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823465
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 53

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Book Description
This introduction to the folk fiddling tradition of Prince George, British Columbia, offers a brief overview of the genre, biographical sketches of three of the region’s fiddlers, and fourteen melodies.

Skill and status

Skill and status PDF Author: Laurel Doucette
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 177282335X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191

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Book Description
A study of a ten-member rural sibling group, characterized by a high degree of specialization in traditional skills, which determines the factors regulating the achievement of status in a family setting.

Wilderness and storytelling

Wilderness and storytelling PDF Author: Lindsay Staples
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823449
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Book Description
A critical assessment of traditional approaches to life histories is juxtaposed against the presentation of stories related by an eighty-eight year old man living on the north shore of Lake Superior describing his experiences living and working in the bush.

CCFCS collection of musical instruments: Volume 1

CCFCS collection of musical instruments: Volume 1 PDF Author: Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 1772823473
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 175

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Book Description
This volume constitutes a catalogue of one hundred and thirty-six aerophones from a wide range of cultures in the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.