The Myths of the North American Indians
Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher :
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN :
Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher :
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN :
Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 28,18 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781555910945
A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.
Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 080415175X
More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.
Author :
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 13,53 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1402732635
A collection of Native American stories arranged geographically.
Author : R C Armour
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 2018-10-11
Category :
ISBN : 9780342380282
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Author : Elsie Clews Parson
Publisher : Arcturus Science & History Col
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,90 MB
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788887847
This book brings together several favourite tales from Native American tribes across the United States. From heartwarming coming of age tales to warning tales of supernatural power, the stories told in this volume bring to life the culture of America's first peoples. Recounted from oral traditions by a variety of anthropologists, the customs and ways of life of the diverse peoples blur the boundaries between myths and reality and remind us of a time when nature held exceptional power and those who forsook it were regarded as fools.
Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 16,35 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781859580158
For the North American peoples, myths and legends were more than mere entertainment. They were an essential part of a culture based upon a common understanding of mankind's place in nature, and upon totemic beliefs which gave animals souls, spirits and supernatural powers.
Author : John Reed Swanton
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,63 MB
Release : 1929
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Myths and stories of the Creek, Hitchiti, Alabama, Koasati, and Natchez Indians.
Author : Paul Jentz
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 2018-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1624666809
"Seven Myths of Native American History will provide undergraduates and general readers with a very useful introduction to Native America past and present. Jentz identifies the origins and remarkable staying power of these myths at the same time he exposes and dismantles them." —Colin G. Calloway, Dartmouth College
Author : David Leeming
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 178914499X
A revealing analysis of key themes in Native American origin myths—and their stark contrast with the exceptionalist values of the United States. Tales of the Earth is a comprehensive yet concise overview of Native American mythologies. After outlining theories of the origins of Native North Americans, David Leeming considers the creation myths of many tribes, emphasizing four commonly occurring figures: the Great Spirit, the trickster, the goddess, and the hero. Leeming suggests that in addition to these figures, Native American mythologies have in common a deep reverence for the earth and for community responsibility as opposed to individualism—tenets that stand in stark contrast to the concepts of exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny that characterize the United States, a nation that was built on ancient tribal land.