Project Gutenberg 2025-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 122 Baudoux, Georges 1870 1949 Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien 1857 1939 Levy-Bruhl, Lucien 29012580 Légendes canaques Quatrième édition $aParis :$bÉditions Riéder, $c1928. Kaavo -- Flirt canaque -- Le Tayo gras -- Ce vieux Tchiao -- Le dugong: Première légende. Deuxième légende. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Légendes canaques" by Georges Baudoux is a collection of ethnographic narratives written in the early 20th century. The book provides an in-depth look at the customs, beliefs, and daily lives of the Kanak people of New Caledonia, using a narrative style that emphasizes authenticity and firsthand experience. Baudoux aims to portray the essence of these indigenous people, shedding light on their rich oral traditions and social structures. The opening portion of the text introduces readers to the author's motivations and his observations during his time spent with the Kanak tribes. He discusses the uniqueness of their culture, emphasizing the contrasts between "primitive" and modern societies, and the challenges of truly understanding another culture. Through a narrative that blends personal experience with cultural analysis, Baudoux begins to relay the legend of Kaavo, depicting the beauty and vibrancy of Kanak life as he sets the stage for the deeper stories and folklore that follow. The character Kaavo, the daughter of a chief, is introduced as she embarks on a morning adventure to collect grasshoppers, symbolizing not only her connection to her environment but also the simplicity and pleasures of daily life in her culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://books.google.com/books?id=uiUHAQAAIAAJ 20240614234631baudoux 1928 FR Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Legends -- New Caledonia Kanak (New Caledonian people) -- Folklore GR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 443181 2025-07-30T04:07:10.386536 text/html 417618 2025-03-07T16:22:51 text/html 390914 2025-07-30T04:07:16.307568 application/epub+zip 392097 2025-07-30T04:07:11.729544 application/epub+zip 278523 2025-07-30T04:07:11.056562 application/epub+zip 707759 2025-07-30T04:07:20.097533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683152 2025-07-30T04:07:15.843549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417340 2025-07-30T04:07:09.818573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397417 2025-03-07T16:22:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17301 2025-07-30T04:07:20.290491 application/rdf+xml 14675 2025-07-30T04:07:11.245552 image/jpeg 2541 2025-07-30T04:07:11.150531 image/jpeg 338260 2025-07-30T04:07:10.426532 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia