Author : Koozma J. Tarasoff
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,92 MB
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1772823287
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.
Author : Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 29,61 MB
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1772823414
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.
Author : John Michael Glofcheskie
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 20,73 MB
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 276032415X
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.
Author : Pierre Crépeau
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 2760324192
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. »
Author : Nancy-Lou Patterson
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,67 MB
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1772823341
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.
Author : Carole Henderson Carpenter
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 35,2 MB
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1772823333
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.
Author : Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 18,73 MB
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1772823465
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.
Author : William H. New
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 40,30 MB
Release : 1990-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1487591160
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.
Author : Laurel Doucette
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 45,96 MB
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 177282335X
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.
Author : Lindsay Staples
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 36,22 MB
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1772823449
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.
