Download or read book Traditional Doukhobor folkways written by Koozma J. Tarasoff and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Folk fiddling in Canada written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Folk music of Canada s oldest Polish community La musique traditionnelle de la plus ancienne communaut polonaise du Canada written by John Michael Glofcheskie and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book M decine et religion populaires Folk medicine and religion written by Pierre Crépeau and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. »

Download or read book Swiss German and Dutch German Mennonite traditional art in the Waterloo Region Ontario written by Nancy-Lou Patterson and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Many voices written by Carole Henderson Carpenter and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book As it comes written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Skill and status written by Laurel Doucette and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Wilderness and storytelling written by Lindsay Staples and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book CCFCS collection of musical instruments Volume 1 written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book CCFCS collection of musical instruments Volume 3 written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes a catalogue of one hundred and seventy-four chordophones from a wide range of cultures in the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.

Download or read book CCFCS collection of musical instruments Volume 2 written by Roy W. Gibbons and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes a catalogue of one hundred and sixteen idiophones and membranophones from a wide range of cultures in the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies.

Download or read book Something out of nothing written by Stephen Robert Inglis and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the context of a discussion of trends in folk art research, the author describes the social significance of the art of George Cockayne and provides a catalogue of his work described in his own words.

Download or read book Pantagruel in Canada written by Marius Barbeau and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparing Jacques Cartier’s Voyages with the fictional explorations of Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Marius Barbeau is able to demonstrate that it is the latter work which most influenced perceptions of the Americas at the French court of François I.

Download or read book Literary History of Canada written by William H. New and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1990-12-15 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume of the Literary History of Canada covers the continuing development of English-Canadian writing from 1972 to 1984. As with the three earlier volumes, this book is an invaluable guide to recent developments in English-Canadian literature and a resource for both the general reader and the specialist researcher. The contributors to this volume are Laurie Ricou, David Jackel, Linda Hutcheon, Philip Stratford, Barry Cameron, Balachandra Rajan, Robert Fothergill, Brian Parker, Cynthia Zimmerman, Frances Frazer, Edith Fowke, Bruce G. Trigger, Alan C. Cairns, Douglas Williams, Carl Berger, Shirley Neuman, Raymond S. Corteen, and Francess G. Halpenny.

Download or read book Cultural retention demographic change written by Laurel Doucette and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three essays discuss the history, folkways and mechanisms of social change among the descendants of nineteenth century immigrants from the Outer Hebridean Islands of Harris and Lewis now living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Download or read book So we can remember written by Pauline Greenhill and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the relationship between the showing of family photograph albums and the telling of family lore.