Selected Writings of Jose Miguel De Barandiaran: Basque Prehistory and Ethnography

297 Pages·2007·8.67 MB·English

by  Jose Miguel De Barandiaran, Jesús Altuna

Center for Basque Studies
Basque Classics Series, No. 3
Selected Writings of
José Miguel de Barandiarán:
Basque Prehistory and
Ethnography
Compiled and with an Introduction
by Jesús Altuna
Translated by
Frederick H. Fornoff, Linda White,
and Carys Evans-Corrales
Center for Basque Studies
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada
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Selected writings of Jose Miguel de Barandiaran : Basque prehistory and
ethnography / compiled and with an introduction by Jesus Altuna ; transla-
tion by Frederick H. Fornoff, Linda White, and Carys Evans-Corrales.
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Summary: “Extracts from works by Basque ethnographer Barandiaran
on Basque prehistory, mythology, magical beliefs, rural life, gender roles,
and life events such as birth, marriage, and death, gleaned from interviews
and excavations conducted in the rural Basque Country in the early to
mid-twentieth century. Introduction includes biographical information on
Barandiaran”--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Selected Writings of
José Miguel de Barandiarán:
Basque Prehistory and
Ethnography

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ............................................... (cid:16)(cid:16)
INTRODUCTION by Jesús Altuna
The Beginnings: Birth of a Vocation.......................... (cid:16)(cid:20)
Maturity and Lines of Investigation ((cid:16)(cid:24)(cid:16)(cid:21)–(cid:16)(cid:24)(cid:18)(cid:23)) ............... (cid:17)(cid:16)
Investigations Conducted during Exile........................ (cid:17)(cid:20)
Return from Exile ............................................ (cid:17)(cid:23)
Plan of the Present Work..................................... (cid:18)(cid:15)
Basque Mythology............................................ (cid:18)(cid:17)
Prehistoric Man in the Basque Country....................... (cid:18)(cid:24)
An Ethnographic Sketch of Sara.............................. (cid:19)(cid:20)
Epilogue...................................................... (cid:19)(cid:23)
Notes......................................................... (cid:20)(cid:16)
Bibliography.................................................. (cid:20)(cid:18)
SELECTED WRITINGS OF JOSÉ MIGUEL DE BARANDIARÁN
Basque Mythology............................................... (cid:20)(cid:22)
To the Reader ................................................ (cid:20)(cid:24)
Introduction by José Miguel de Barandiarán.................. (cid:21)(cid:16)
Magic ........................................................ (cid:21)(cid:24)
The Myths.................................................... (cid:22)(cid:24)
Epilogue: Kixmi, or The Twilight of the Gods................ (cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:22)
Notes......................................................... (cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:24)
Selections from Prehistoric Man in the Basque Country......... (cid:16)(cid:18)(cid:20)
Mesolithic .................................................... (cid:16)(cid:18)(cid:22)
Neolithic ..................................................... (cid:16)(cid:19)(cid:22)
Eneolithic..................................................... (cid:16)(cid:20)(cid:18)