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Drawn from the myths and legends of the Algonquins, Iroquois, Sioux, Pawnee, and Northern and Northwestern Indians, these enchanting tales offer insights into tribal character and beliefs. Selected by the distinguished British anthropologist and folklorist Lewis Spence, they range in theme from romantic love to rivalry between warriors to victory over powerful forces. The details of their recounting evoke images of Native Americans' innermost aspirations and fears as well as their larger show more worldview. A major forerunner of modern studies of myth, this compelling book blends the legends with factual material, giving each myth a meaningful perspective. Students of anthropology and ethnology will prize the especially rich variety of mythical imagery in this collection, which features a simple, direct manner of storytelling that will appeal to children as well as to adults. All readers will find in these pages a treasury of suspenseful tales that reveal much of the spirit of North America's original cultures. show lessTags
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Lewis Spence (1920-1998) was a reporter for the Schenectady Union Star in upstate New York and later a correspondent for Time magazine.
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- Original title
- Myths and Legends of the North American Indians; North American Indians
- Alternate titles
- The Myths of the North American Indians
- Original publication date
- 1914-07
- Important places
- North America; North America, USA, Canada
- First words
- Almost immediately upon the discovery of the New World its inhabitants became a source of the greatest interest to all ranks and classes among the people of Europe.
- Original language
- English; Greek
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