| Description |
ix, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 235-253. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Northwest coast : The hungry heroes ; Clans, crests, and ceremonies ; Family ties -- pt. 2. Far North : Storytelling in the Arctic ; Athapascan variations -- pt. 3. Southwest : The emergence ; Heroes and their grandmothers ; The dying god -- pt. 4. West central : Creators of California ; Great Basin heroes and heroines -- pt. 5. Coast-plateau : Remaking the world ; Making the world as it is -- pt. 6. Plains : Father creators and boy heroes ; Earth and sky ; Myths for the future -- pt. 7. East : Lost worlds of the Southeast ; The Northeast : Turtle Island ; The Northeast : Gluskap's country -- pt. 8. Midwest : The hare cycle ; Lore of the kin. |
| Subject |
Indian mythology -- North America.
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Indians of North America -- Folklore.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Folklore.
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Spirituality -- Indigenous -- North America.
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| ISBN |
0688041450 |
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9780688041458 |
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