Karok myths

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Published 1980 by University of California Press in Berkeley .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Karok mythology.,
• Karok Indians -- Religion.

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Edition Notes

Statement	[compiled by] A.L. Kroeber, E.W. Gifford ; edited by Grace Buzaljko ; foreword by Theodora Kroeber ; folkloristic commentary by Alan Dundes ; linguistic index by William Bright.
Contributions	Kroeber, A. L. 1876-1960., Gifford, Edward Winslow, 1887-1959 joint author., Buzaljko, Grace.
Classifications
LC Classifications	E99.K25 K37
The Physical Object
Pagination	xlix, 380 p. :
Number of Pages	380
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL5215680M
ISBN 10	0520038703
LC Control Number	75066022

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