Native American MythologyIntroduce readers to the rich cultural heritage of Native American mythology. This volume draws connections between Native American culture and its myths, and explains how the beliefs, values, and experiences of that culture are represented in its treasured stories. Tales covered include earth diver and origin stories, and myths of culture heroes, nature deities, spirits, and tricksters. This volume has a map of the tribal regions of North America, a table of major characters with name pronunciations and brief descriptions, a glossary, sidebars, fact boxes, a bibliography of sources for further study, and a subject index. |
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Native American Tribal Regions | 4 |
Major Characters in Native American Mythology | 6 |
The Nature of Myth | 9 |
The First Peoples of North America | 12 |
The Universal Myths | 29 |
Deities and Spirits | 45 |
Myth in Daily Life | 61 |
The Survival of Myth | 76 |
Notes | 91 |
Glossary | 94 |
For More Information | 95 |
| 97 | |
| 103 | |
About the Author | 104 |
Back Cover | 105 |
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Abenaki American Indian Anasazi animals Arctic Arrow Boy beans became began Begochiddy Blackfoot Blessingway built Cahokia called carved ceremonies Changing Woman characters Cherokee Cheyenne chief cliff corn cornhusk dolls Coyote created creation myth creation story creator deity crops cultural deity cultural heroes Dance deer Earth earth-diver Elk Dog emonies explained films fire fish forests gathered Glooskap griot groups herd Hohokam Hopi horse humans hunters hunting Icarus important included Inuit Iroquois island kachinas kayak Kloskurbeh Lakota land legends lived medicine monster Mother mountain mythol Mythology of Native Native American Mythology Native American myths Navajo North America Northeast woodlands Northwest coastal tribes Ojibwa Olelbis origin myths Plains plants region ritual sacred salmon sandpainting Sedna Sky Woman Southwest Spider Woman spirit world squash storyteller subarctic supernatural Tabaldak Tirawa told totem poles traditions trees tribal trickster villages Wakan Tanka White Buffalo White Buffalo Woman Windigo young Zuni
Informació bibliogràfica
| Títol | Native American Mythology Mythology and Culture Worldwide |
| Autor | Q. L. Pearce |
| Edició | il·lustrada |
| Editor | Greenhaven Publishing LLC, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1420507168, 9781420507164 |
| Nre. de pàgines | 104 pàgines |
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