Author picture

C. A. Burland (1905–1983)

Author of North American Indian Mythology

66+ Works 977 Members 10 Reviews

About the Author

Series

Works by C. A. Burland

North American Indian Mythology (1968) — Author — 263 copies, 2 reviews
Eskimo Art (1973) 80 copies, 2 reviews
The arts of the alchemists (1984) 52 copies, 1 review
Montezuma: Lord of the Aztecs (1973) — Author — 51 copies
Mythology of the Americas (1970) 43 copies
The Incas (1978) 36 copies
Primitive Erotic Art (1973) — Author — 33 copies
Myths of Life and Death (1974) 30 copies
Magic books from Mexico (2013) 27 copies, 1 review
The gods of Mexico (1967) 23 copies
See Inside an Aztec Town (1980) 20 copies
The exotic white man (1969) — Author — 18 copies, 1 review
Peru Under the Incas (1967) 16 copies
Ancient Greece (1958) 9 copies
Man and Art (1959) 6 copies
Gods and heroes of war (1974) 5 copies
Ancient China (1974) 5 copies
The Vikings 4 copies, 1 review
The first Zulus (1966) 3 copies
The Magical Arts: A Short History (1966) 3 copies, 1 review
Eskimo art 2 copies
Inca Peru (1975) 1 copy
Secrets of the Occult (1972) 1 copy
AMERIKA PŘED KOLUMBEM 1 copy, 1 review
Ancient Egypt (1974) 1 copy
De indianen 1 copy
Archiv für Völkerkunde. Band II — Author — 1 copy
De Chinezen 1 copy
Götter, Geister und Dämonen (1973) — Author — 1 copy

Associated Works

Aztecs of Mexico: Origin, Rise and Fall of the Aztec Nation (1941) — Afterword, some editions — 378 copies, 2 reviews

Tagged

Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Burland, C. A.
Legal name
Burland, Cottie Arthur
Birthdate
1905-09-17
Date of death
1983
Gender
male
Education
Regent Street Polytechnic
Occupations
ethnographer
museum curator
Organizations
Folklore Society
British Museum
Awards and honors
FRAI
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Kensington, London, England, UK
Places of residence
Moseley, Worcestershire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map)
England, UK

Members

Reviews

13 reviews
A general (and dated?) overview by broad regions of North American Indigenous Peoples' religious traditions and stories.
He's not all he's cracked up to be.

Spinny *would* though, most likely...
I’ll have to reread this one. I really don’t remember very much about it.
The histories of the Inuit and other fishers and hunters of North America.

Lists

AMOK (1)

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Statistics

Works
66
Also by
1
Members
977
Popularity
#26,369
Rating
3.0
Reviews
10
ISBNs
74
Languages
5

Charts & Graphs