{"product_id":"nart-sagas-9780691169149","title":"Nart Sagas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sagas of the ancient Narts are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the West, a wide selection of these fascinating myths preserved among four related peoples whose ancient cultures today survive by a thread. In ninety-two straightforward tales populated by extraordinary char\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent translation of a rare standard of Eurasian mythology, the work blends annotation and commentary to demystify the complex philosophical text.\"--Library Journal \"A new, important resource for those with a general interest in the lore of the North Caucasus, in comparative mythology, and in linguistics... Colarusso's familiarity with the Indo-European traditions is seen in the copious commentaries and notes accompanying the sagas. Meticulous and at times very detailed, they not only serve as a guide to a better understanding of the sagas themselves, but provide an introduction to the vast field of Eurasian myth... Colarusso is to be congratulated for this splendid contribution to the field, for his scholarship, for his devotion to the subject, and for bringing this collection of Nart sagas to us.\"--Patricia Arant, Slavic and East European Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface xiii  Introduction to the Paperback Edition xix  Symbols and Abbreviations xxv  Maps xxx  Introduction 1  A Selection of the Circassian Nart Corpus 9  1. If Our Lives Be Short, Let Our Fame Be Great 11  2. The Tale of How Warzameg and Yimis Came to Be 12  3. How Warzameg, Son of Meghazash, Won the Damsel Psatina 17  4. Setenaya and Argwana 34  5. The Blossom of Lady Setenaya 48  6. Why the Sun Pauses on the Horizon at Sunset 49  7. Lady Setenaya and the Magic Apple 50  8. Lady Setenaya and the Shepherd: The Birth of Sawseruquo 52  9. How Setenaya Was Led Astray 55  10. The Childhood of Shebatinuquo 56  11. How Far-Seeing Setenaya Rescued Warzameg 67  12. The Ballad of Warzamegyuquo Shebatinuquo 79  13. Setenaya and the Great Nart Warzameg 85  14. Nart Wazarmeg and His Friends Decide What to Do about a Black Fox 87  15. The Old Age of the Great Nart 91  16. How They Made Tlepsh Fashion the First Sickle 96  17. Tlepsh and Lady Tree 99  18. The One Who Committed One Hundred Sins 104  19. The Lament for Nagura Tlepshuquo 106  20. How Nart Tlepsh Killed Bearded Yamina with the Avenging Sword 107  21. Tlepsh's Gold Cellar 107  22. The Story of Nart Totaresh and the Chinta Leader 109  23. Two Fragments of the Ballad of Sawseruquo 112  24. The Ballad of Sawseruquo 125  25. How the Horse of Setenayuquo Sawseruquo Was Killed 129  26. Lady Nart Sana 129  27. Adif 131  28. Wardana and Chwindizh Dwell in the White-Haired Forest 134  29. Warzamegyuquo Yasheruquo's Search for Courage 138  30. How the Nart Khimish Married and How He Was Killed 139  31. The Ballad of Khimishuquo Pataraz 143  32. How the Narts Sought to Reach the Sky 153  33. How Khimishuquo Pataraz Won the Three Magical Whetstones 154  34. How Pataraz Freed Bearded Nasran, Who Was Chained to the High Mountain 158  35. Bound Nasran 168  36. An Old Man Chained to Elbruz 169  37. A Cyclops Bound atop Wash'hamakhwa 170  38. How Bearded Nasran Visited Ashamaz 171  39. The Ballad of Ashamaz 172  40. Lashyn's Satirical Couplets about the Nart Men 175  41. Hymn to T'haghalej 176  42. The Shiblawuj, a Round Dance to the God of Lightning 177  The Abaza Nart Corpus 179  43. The Time of the Narts 181  44. The Burial Ground of the Narts 182  45. The Golden Apple Tree of the Narts 183  46. Satanaya 184  47. How Sosruquo Was Born 185  48. Satanaya and Bataraz 188  49. Satanaya and Tlepshw 190  50. Sosruquo's Sword 192  51. How Sosruquo Attended the Council of the Narts 196  52. How Sosruquo Brought Fire to His Troops 200  53. How Sosruquo Brought Back the Seeds of the Millet 202  54. Shardan 215  55. How Sosruquo Brought Sana to the Narts 216  56. Sosruquo and the Blind Ayniwzh 219  57. Sosruquo and the Inquisitive Ayniwzh 222  58. Sosruquo and the Giant's Skull 227  59. Sosruquo and Six Men 228  60. Sosruquo and Sotrash 236  61. Sosruquo and Sosranpa 244  62. Qaydukh of the Narts 249  63. Qaydukh Fortress 257  64. The Doom of Sosruquo 259  65. Sosran of the Narts 267  66. The Nanny Goat of the Narts 269  67. Badan and Badanoquo of the Narts 270  68. Badanoquo of the Narts 275  69. How the Barrel of the Narts Was Set to Boiling 277  70. The Dream of Ayniwzh, Nana's Son 279  71. Tataruquo Shaway 281  72. Chwadlazhwiya's Tale 290  73. Nasran and Shamaz 296  74. Khmish and Bataraz of the Narts 302  A Selection of the Abkhaz Corpus 321  75. The Mother of Heroes 323  76. The Birth of the Valiant Sasruquo 329  77. How Sasruquo Plucked Down a Star 335  78. The Ayirgs' Sister, the Sister-in-Law of the Narts 344  79. Sasruquo's Sorrow 352  80. The Light-Giving Little Finger 356  81. How Sasruquo Tamed the Wild Stallion 360  82. How the Narts Cultivated Fruit 361  83. Khozhorpas 364  84. Narjkhyaw 366  85. An Account of the Narts 379  The Ubykh Nart Corpus 385  86. The Birth of Soseruquo 387  87. Another Birth of Soseruquo 397  88. The Death of Soseruquo 399  89. Yarichkhaw 401  90. Three Brothers, Their Sister, and a Nart 406  91. The Adventure of Marchan Shaghy 409  92. A Marvelous Sword 411  Appendix: Specimen Texts 415  A. Kabardian East Circassian 417  B. Bzhedukh West Circassian (Adyghey) 455  C. Ubykh 490  D. Abaza (Tapanta Dialect) (\"Northern Abkhaz\") 500  E. Bzyb Abkhaz 526  Bibliography 543","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865533952343,"sku":"9780691169149","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691169149.jpg?v=1722274433","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nart-sagas-9780691169149","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}