The Rolling Head Legend among Algonquians

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  • Gary Granzberg University of Winnipeg

Abstract

An analysis based upon structural, archetypal and emic theory reveals that the Rolling Head legend among Algonquians supports the ideology of balance and oneness with nature and opposes the ideology of separation, manipulation and domination of nature. The analysis shows that the legends of Iyas and Trickster's Race with Rock are variants of the Rolling Head legend and that Earth Diver is an inversion. The analysis also links the legend to a wider body of mythic material which may be subsumed under the nomenclature of Mother Goddess legends.

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Author Biography

Gary Granzberg, University of Winnipeg

Gary Granzberg took his B.A. at the University of Minnesota and his Ph.D. at Harvard. He has conducted field research among the Hopi and the Cree of Norway House, Manitoba. He has published several articles, including, "From Ritual to Theatre in a Northern Manitoba Community," Anthropologica 31(1): 103-120. He is currently completing a monograph on mythology and shamanism among the Norway House Cree. He was co-editor of the volume, Television and the Canadian Indian (University of Winnipeg Press, 1980). He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Winnipeg.

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Published

2022-06-02

How to Cite

Granzberg, G. (2022). The Rolling Head Legend among Algonquians. Anthropologica, 36(1), 3–33. Retrieved from https://cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/1967

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Vol. 36 No. 1 (1994)

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