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  • Latin American Folktales

    Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions

    by John Bierhorst ...
    Series series The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
    Over one hundred stories showcasing the wisdom and artistry of one the world’s richest folktale traditions—the first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives in any language.Gathered from twenty countries and combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America, the stories brought together here represent a core collection of classic Latin American ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Mythology of the Lenape

    Guide and Texts

    by John Bierhorst ...
    The Lenape, or Delaware, are an Eastern Algonquian people who originally lived in what is now the greater New York and Philadelphia metropolitan region and have since been dispersed across North America. While the Lenape have long attracted the attention of historians, ethnographers, and linguists, their oral literature has remained unexamined, and Lenape stories have been scattered and largely ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Red Swan

    Myths and Tales of the American Indians

    Edited by John Bierhorst ...
    The best of the American Indian myths are works of art, blending form and content into an organic whole in which the great themes of human experience are interwoven much as they are in a memorable short story or novella. But if the underlying themes are similar, the metaphorical and narrative conventions are vastly different; and it is this aesthetic gap that critic John Bierhorst intends to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Four Masterworks of American Indian Literature

    Quetzalcoatl, the Ritual of Condolence, Cuceb, the Night Chant

    Edited by John Bierhorst ...
    "Bierhorst offers access to more than primary texts here: he maps a way of reading and the necessary apparatus for that reading (including pronunciation guides, reminding us they are oral performances)." —World Literature Today"This comparative application of the epic poetry tradition to Amerind literature is a scholarly success.... this book is a most noteworthy item in the field of American ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

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    by Gustav Schwab ...
    Series series The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
    From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. These stories of heroes and powerful gods and goddesses are set forth simply and movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original ... Read more

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  • Reading Rock Art

    Interpreting the Indian Rock Paintings of the Canadian Shield

    by Grace Rajnovich ...
    More than 400 rock paintings adorn the Canadian Shield from Quebec, across Ontario and as far west as Saskatchewan. The pictographs are the legacy of the Algonkian-speaking Cree and Ojibway, whose roots may extend to the beginnings of human occupancy in the region almost 10,000 years ago.Archaeologist Grace Rajnovich spent fourteen years of field research uncovering a multitude of clues as to the ... Read more

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  • Where the Lightning Strikes

    The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places

    by Peter Nabokov ...
    From the author of How the World Moves: A revelatory new look at the hallowed, diverse, and threatened landscapes of the American IndianFor thousands of years , Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book, respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Popol Vuh

    by Michael Bazzett ...
    Series series Seedbank
    One of the New York Times's Ten Best Poetry Books of the Year: A "superb" translation into verse of the Mayan epic ( Literary Review).A World Literature Today Notable TranslationIn the beginning, the world is spoken into existence with one word: "Earth." There are no inhabitants, and no sun—only the broad sky, silent sea, and sovereign Framer and Shaper. Then come the twin heroes Hunahpu and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Coming To Light

    Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America

    by Brian Swann ...
    A richly diverse anthology of Native American literatures draws on the work of more than two hundred tribes across the United States and Canada and provides information on the historical and cultural contexts of the stories, songs, prayers, and orations. ... Read more

    Was $21.99 USD Now $17.99 USD

  • Living with Animals

    Ojibwe Spirit Powers

    by Michael Pomedli ...
    Within nineteenth-century Ojibwe/Chippewa medicine societies, and in communities at large, animals are realities and symbols that demonstrate cultural principles of North American Ojibwe nations. Living with Animals presents over 100 images from oral and written sources – including birch bark scrolls, rock art, stories, games, and dreams – in which animals appear as kindred beings, spirit powers, ... Read more

    $37.49 USD

  • Totem Animals: A Lecture -Why Native Americans Believe Animals Have the Medicine Powers They Do

    by Dennis Vieira ...
    Why is there a belief in Native American, Animal Medicine Power? The answer is both simple and complex, and this book attempts to answer and examine this question. 23 pages, 4 chapters, 33 wildlife photos, and includes a preface, references sources bibliography, and a recommended reading list. ... Read more

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  • Mornings in Mexico

    by D.H. Lawrence ...
    From the celebrated English author of Sons and Lovers, a collection of essays focused on indigenous life in Mexico and the American Southwest.D. H. Lawrence's interest in and real affection for Mexico and the American Southwestern regions and its peoples eclipsed ordinary travel writing. These essays hold great significance for those interested in the wider context of these cultures, as well as ... Read more

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