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Native American Legends: Southeastern Legends -- Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations (American Folklore Series)

by George E. Lankford

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The study of legends has long been a critical component of cultural anthropological analysis.  In Native American Legends of the Southeast, George E. Lankford has compiled and analyzed a collection of unique and rare legends that will continue to appeal to scholars and students of Native American culture and the study of legends in general.… (more)
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This is a compendium of the most common stories and themes in Southeastern Native American culture, as gathered by social biographers, often from the last generations with direct knowledge of how the stories were told. Interesting insights include the influence of African stories, comparability to European and Biblical stories, and commonality and distinctions across the American peoples. ( )
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The study of legends has long been a critical component of cultural anthropological analysis.  In Native American Legends of the Southeast, George E. Lankford has compiled and analyzed a collection of unique and rare legends that will continue to appeal to scholars and students of Native American culture and the study of legends in general.

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