Author : Donald A. MacKenzie
Publisher : Heian International Publishing Company
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 42,54 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9789971491260
Great epics from the vast treasury of ancient indian literature.
Author : David Michael Jones
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,33 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780754819578
Alphabetically-arranged entries provide information on more than nine hundred key characters and themes in the mythology of the Americas.
Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 49,47 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 : Donald A. Mackenzie
Publisher : anboco
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 23,6 MB
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3736406355
This volume deals with the myths and legends of India, which survive to us in the rich and abundant storehouse of Sanskrit literature, and with the rise and growth of Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jainism, &c. The reader is introduced to the various sacred works of the Hindus, including the ancient invocatory hymns of the four Vedas, the later speculative and expository "Forest Books" in which "the Absolute is grasped and proclaimed", and those great epic poems the Rámáyana, which is three times longer than the Iliad, and the Máhábharata, which is four times longer than the Rámáyana. In no other country have the national poets given fuller and finer expression to the beliefs and ideals and traditions of a people, or achieved as a result wider and more enduring fame. At the present day over two hundred million Hindus are familiar in varying degrees with the legendary themes and traditional b...
Author : Heinrich Robert Zimmer
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 20,16 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Hindu art
ISBN : 9788120807518
This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India`a legends myth, and folklore, taken directly from the sanskrit, and illustrated with seventy plates of Indian art. It is primarily an introduction to image thinking and picture reading in Indian art and thought and it seeks to make the profound Hindu and Buddhist intuitions of the riddles of life and death recongnizable not merely as Oriental but as universal elements.
Author : Lakshmi Lal
Publisher : books catalog
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
India's connection with her myth is a living, pulsating part of her psyche. It is the unique flavour of the wonder that is India. Myth and Me - The Indian Story is a handbook on Indian myth aimed at the discerning reader. This collection of essays, articles and talks forms an authentic overview of Indian myth, legend and philosophy. Grippingly retold in a rich and distinctive style, it is a passionate, personal journey through the vast landscape of Indian myth. It is also a celebration of the magic of Indian story, its insightful and visionary aspects, distilled to crystal clarity for the general reader both here and abroad. It fills a genuine gap in the literature on India whose past is still very much her present.
Author : Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher : Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885 [c1884]
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 33,97 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Algonquian Indians
ISBN :
Author : Ella E. Clark
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520350960
This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.
Author : Aileen O'Bryan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,78 MB
Release : 1993-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780486275925
Rich compilation of tribal fables and legends recorded in the 1920s from an elderly Navaho chief. Myths include "The Creation of the Sun and Moon," "The Sun's Path," "The Maiden who Became a Bear," "The Making of the Headdress," "The Story of the Rain Ceremony and Its Hogan," and many more.
Author : Kathy Ceceri
Publisher : Nomad Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,54 MB
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1619300540
All societies have their own myths and legends, but they're much more than just stories. Myths and legends tell us about a people’s history, science, and cultural values—the things they knew, the things they believed, and the things they felt were important. World Myths and Legends retells tales from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. From the Greek myths to ancient epics like Gilgamesh and the trickster tales of Anansi the Spider, it helps readers think about why the same themes, characters, and events may show up in different parts of the globe. Along the way kids will also find lots of fun and interesting projects that let them experience the stories first-hand. World Myths and Legends unveils wonders of the ancient world as it takes readers on a fascinating adventure of mystery and imagination.
