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Author : Philip Smith,Thea Kliros
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0486278220
Gathers thirteen stories about the four seasons, why animals fear the porcupine, a hunter who lives with his prey, and the treachery of two corn maidens
Author : Ella Elizabeth Clark
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551995120
The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be “lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination,” as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as the legends, personal narratives and historical traditions of thirty North American Indian tribes.
Author : Richard Erdoes,Alfonso Ortiz
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804151757
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 : David Michael Jones,Brian Molyneaux
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0754819574
Alphabetically-arranged entries provide information on more than nine hundred key characters and themes in the mythology of the Americas.
Author : C. A. Burland,Marion Wood
Publisher : Chancellor Press (UK)
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996-04-15
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN : 1851529276
One of a series about world myths and legends, this book describes the beliefs of the North American Indians, showing the tribal traditions and customs in relation to their spiritual life. It covers the main Indian tribes, showing how their myths were closely related to each other.
Author : Ella E. Clark
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520350960
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 : Cottie Arthur Burland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN : 0600023680
Includes sections on mythology of Eskimo and Indians of northern Canada and Alaska.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : NYPL:33433081750881
Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1555910947
A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.
Author : Stith Thompson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0253200911
Collection of Indian tales in which each tale is shown to be representative of a certain type of tale which occurs in more than one tribe or geographical region.
Author : Lewis Spence
Publisher : London : George Harrap
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN : UOM:39015003932772
Author : Warren Jefferson
Publisher : Native Voices Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781570679841
Here is an in-depth look at spiritual experiences about which very little has been written. Belief in reincarnation exists not only in India but in most small tribal societies throughout the world, including many Indian groups in North America. The reader is offered a rich tapestry of stories from a number of North American tribes about death, dying, and returning to this life. Included are stories from the Inuit of the polar regions; the Northwest Coast people, such as the Kwakiutl, the Gitxsan, the Tlingit, and the Suquamish; the Hopi and the Cochiti of the Southwest; the Winnebago of the Great Lakes region; the Cherokee of the Southeast,; and the Sioux people of the Plains area. Readers will learn about a Winnebago shaman's initiation, the Cherokee's Orpheus myth, the Hopi story of A Journey to the Skeleton House, the Inuit man who lived the lives of all animals, the Ghost Dance, and other extraordinary accounts. The ethnological record indicates reincarnation beliefs are found among the indigenous peoples on all continents of this earth as well as in most of the world's major religions. This book makes a valuable contribution towards having a deeper understanding of North American Indian spiritual beliefs.
Author : Dawn Bastian Williams,Judy K. Mitchell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781851095384
Popular Hopi kachina dolls and awesome totem poles are but two of the aspects of the sophisticated, seldom-examined network of mythologies explored in this fascinating volume. This revealing work introduces readers to the mythologies of Native Americans from the United States to the Arctic Circle—a rich, complex, and diverse body of lore, which remains less widely known than mythologies of other peoples and places. In thematic chapters and encyclopedia-style entries, Handbook of Native American Mythology examines the characters and deities, rituals, sacred locations and objects, concepts, and stories that define and distinguish mythological cultures of various indigenous peoples. By tracing the traditions as far back as possible and following their evolution from generation to generation, Handbook of Native American Mythology offers a unique perspective on Native American history, culture, and values. It also shows how central these traditions are to contemporary Native American life, including the continuing struggle for land rights, economic parity, and repatriation of cultural property.
Author : Stith Thompson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486144849
DIVNearly 100 myths and legends of heroes, journeys to the other world, animal wives and husbands, and even biblical subjects include "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky" (Seneca), "The Star Husband" (Ojibwa), "Crossing the Red Sea" (Cheyenne), and scores more. /div
Author : Katharine Berry Judson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : MINN:31951D02157906R
-- Collected almost 100 years ago, these timeless tales reveal the central beliefs and guiding principles of Winnebago, Ojibwa, Menominee, and other peoples and provide a window into their outlook and aspirations. An introduction by historian Peter Iverson highlights the divergent ways Native American identity has been constructed through such legends.