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Southern Indian Myths And Legends
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Book Synopsis Southern Indian Myths and Legends by : Virginia Pounds Brown
Download or read book Southern Indian Myths and Legends written by Virginia Pounds Brown and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents fifty-seven stories from Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole mythology, in such categories as creation and migration of tribes, the origin of tobacco, fire, and other gifts of the Great Spirit, and monsters and heroes.
Book Synopsis American Indian Myths and Legends by : Richard Erdoes
Download or read book American Indian Myths and Legends written by Richard Erdoes and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis South Asian Folklore by : Peter Claus
Download or read book South Asian Folklore written by Peter Claus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public.
Book Synopsis Native American Stories by : Joseph Bruchac
Download or read book Native American Stories written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.
Book Synopsis The Puffin Book of Magical Indian Myths by : Anita Nair
Download or read book The Puffin Book of Magical Indian Myths written by Anita Nair and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Surya the sun god got married, his wife could not bear the heat of his rays and ran away. Surya was heartbroken and the world plunged into darkness. A dwarf asked a king for some land, which he measured with three footsteps, and ended up claiming the earth and the sky. Sage Daksha got his daughters married to the moon, but later, in a fit of rage, cursed the moon with consumption, making it wax and wane. These are some of the fifty myths from India recounted in this fabulously produced book. From wise sages to demonic asuras, beautiful river deities to arrogant kings, wayward gods to brave princes, this collection of myths showcases the most enchanting and magical stories from Indian mythology.
Download or read book Indian Mythology written by Veronica Ions and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians by : Edward Morris Opler
Download or read book Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians written by Edward Morris Opler and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic study of myths relating to creation, agriculture and rain, hunting rituals, coyote cycle, monstrous enemy stories, many more.
Book Synopsis Myths & Legends of the Indians of the Southwest: Navajo, Pima, Apache by : Bertha Pauline Dutton
Download or read book Myths & Legends of the Indians of the Southwest: Navajo, Pima, Apache written by Bertha Pauline Dutton and published by . This book was released on 1978-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths and Legends of the Navajo, Pima & Apache are told by two long-time students of the subject.
Book Synopsis Cherokee Myths and Legends by : Terry L. Norton
Download or read book Cherokee Myths and Legends written by Terry L. Norton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retelling 30 myths and legends of the Eastern Cherokee, this book presents the stories with important details providing a culturally authentic and historically accurate context. Background information is given within each story so the reader may avoid reliance on glossaries, endnotes, or other explanatory aids. The reader may thus experience the stories more as their original audiences would have. This approach to adapting traditional literature derives from ideas found in reader-response and translation theory and from research in cognitive psychology and sociolinguistics.
Book Synopsis Stories and Legends of the Palm Springs Indians by : Francisco Patencio
Download or read book Stories and Legends of the Palm Springs Indians written by Francisco Patencio and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chief Francisco Patencio recounts the stories and legends of his people in this slim, but, invaluable record of the Palm Springs Native Americans. Originally published in 1943 by the Palm Springs Desert Museum, the tales and traditions of the Cahuilla are kept alive in the new edition.
Book Synopsis Myths and Legends of the Navagraha by : Nesa Arumugam
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Navagraha written by Nesa Arumugam and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2020-09-27 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nesa Arumugam writes with passion about themes she chooses. Added to this, her meticulous research and careful scholarship make her a trustworthy author of non-fiction. Her books have an easy literary style that belie the wealth of information in them.
Book Synopsis West Indian Folk-tales by : Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock
Download or read book West Indian Folk-tales written by Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1966 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares traditional tales about animals, adventurers, and the supernatural.
Book Synopsis Myths and Legends from Around the World by : Sowmya Rajendran
Download or read book Myths and Legends from Around the World written by Sowmya Rajendran and published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter is bursting with stories, facts and trivia that provide insight into various cultures (similarities and differences, importance of certain values, history of a people, the effect of geography on stories, etc).
Book Synopsis Warriors, Gods & Spirits from Central & South American Mythology by : Douglas Gifford
Download or read book Warriors, Gods & Spirits from Central & South American Mythology written by Douglas Gifford and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents myths and legends from the Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayas, and Incas.
Book Synopsis North American Indian Mythology by : C. A. Burland
Download or read book North American Indian Mythology written by C. A. Burland and published by Chancellor Press (UK). This book was released on 1996-04-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Myths of the North American Indians by : Lewis Spence
Download or read book The Myths of the North American Indians written by Lewis Spence and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yaqui Myths and Legends written by and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1959 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty-one tales narrated by Yaquis reflect this people's sense of the sacred and material value of their territory.
