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American Indian myths and legends Edition: 1st ed

Name: American Indian myths and legends Edition: 1st ed
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ISBN: 9780394740188

Richard Erdoes; Alfonso Ortiz

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Indian (Native American) myths and legends of creation, sun, moon, stars, heroes, monsters, warriors, love, lust, Coyote the trickster, animals, ghosts, and the end of the world. Rabbit boy kicked that blood clot around: tales of human creation -- The place of emergence: tales of world creation -- The eye of the great spirit: tales of the sun, moon, and stars -- Ordeals of the hero: monsters and monster slayers -- Counting coup: war and the warrior code -- The sound of flutes: tales of love and lust -- Coyote laughs and cries: trickster tales -- Four legs, two legs, and no legs: stories of animals and other people -- Something whistling in the night: ghosts and the spirit world -- Only the rocks and mountains last forever: visions of the end Combines unpublished tales related by living storytellers with the best of folklore sources to provide a collection of myths and legends representing native American tribal groups across the country. Book available

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Year:

2022

Publisher:

Pantheon Books City: New York

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

0394740181

ISBN 13:

9780394740188