South American Mythology
Author: Harold Osborne
Publisher: Bounty Books
Published: 1997-09-15
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780753700037
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Harold Osborne
Publisher: Bounty Books
Published: 1997-09-15
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780753700037
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Hartley Burr Alexander
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2023-11-16
Total Pages: 453
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This edition presents a thorough and comprehensive study on the folklore and legends of the native inhabitants of Central and South America. The materials for the study of native traditions are striking and various, from the usual demoniac beliefs and animistic credulities, to elaborate formations such as the Aztec and Maya pantheons, or the enigmatic Peruvian dogma. The study also explores the mythology of Caribbean people, as well as the legends from Amazon, Brazil, and the tales from the far south of the continent. Webster's Dictionary from 1903-1908, then became professor of philosophy at the University of Nebraska.
Author: John Bierhorst
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780197714812
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes the background of the myths of the Indian cultures of the North American continent, some of which have the same themes as myths of other world cultures.
Author: Douglas Gifford
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780872269156
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents myths and legends from the Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayas, and Incas.
Author: Harold Osborne
Publisher: Kenilworth Press
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9780600036319
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lavishly illustrated studies of myths concerning the origin of the world, the creation of man, heroes, and the etiology of tribes, religious rituals and other concerns of the ancient South American people.
Author: Anita Croy
Publisher:
Published: 2015-07
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780716626282
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Myths and legends from Central and South America. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--
Author: Hartley Burr Alexander
Publisher:
Published: 1920
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Myths, legends, heroes, and gods from Native Americans in Central and South America.
Author: John Bierhorst
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The new afterword focuses on the durability of Indian mythology and the abundant material increasingly available since the mid 80s. Bierhorst offers new information on previously obscure tribes on the mythological map. Includes information on Amazon myth, anaconda, Bird Nester, Bororo Indians, Chorote Indians, Christ, Corn Tree, Cuna Indians, emergence myths, flood myths, fox, Ge Indians, Inca culture, jaguar, Kogi Indians, origin of male domination, Mataco Indians, Mundurucu Indians, Parrot Brides, Quechua Indians, Selknam Indians, Shavante Indians, Shuar Indians, Star Woman, Tehuelche Indians, Toba Indians, Tree and the Flood, trickster, Tupinamba Indians, Twin Myth, Underwater Woman, vulture, Warrau Indians, Wirakocha, Yamana Indians, Yurupari, etc.
Author: Philip Ardagh
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A collection of traditional tales from around the world, reflecting the cultures and religions from which the stories come.
Author: Hartley Burr Alexander
Publisher: Arkose Press
Published: 2015-10-26
Total Pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9781345466522
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