| The Mythology of Native North America Revised Edition Contributor(s): Leeming, David Adams (Author), Page, Jake (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 0806132396 ISBN-13: 9780806132396 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1998 Annotation: "Although (the authors) recognize the distinctions among various tribes, they argue that American Indians had a collective mythological tradition that also fits into a larger human tradition, including Greek and African mythology."--"American Archaeology." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.36" W x 8.66" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most North Americans experience mythology by way of translations of classical texts, and surprisingly few of us are familiar with Coyote, Spider Woman, Water Jar boy, Falling Sky Woman, or the epic of the Blessingway - to name just a few of the stories retold in this collection of significant myths of Native North America. David Leeming and Jake Page, building on the success of their Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine and God: Myths of the Male Divine, have provided an introduction and commentary on seventy-two myths drawn from a variety of cultures and language groups. They honor the Native pantheons, cosmologies, heroes, and heroines first as cultural expressions, then as variations on other mythic narratives to which they may be related, and ultimately as expressions of the larger human experience of mythmaking. David Leeming is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Jake Page is the coauthor of Wild Justice: The People of Geronimo V. the United States, also published by University of Oklahoma Press. |
Contributor Bio(s): Leeming, David: - David Leeming is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Page, Jake: -Jake Page is the coauthor of Wild Justice: The People of Geronimo V. the United States, also published by University of Oklahoma Press. |