American Indian myths and legends /selected and edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz.
Description
Introduction -- Part one rabbit boy kicked that blood clot around: tales of human creation -- Part two the place of emergence: tales of world creation -- Part three the eye of the great spirit: tales of the sun, moon, and stars -- Part four ordeals of the hero: monsters and monster slayers -- Part five counting coup: war and the warrior code -- Part six the sound of slutes: tales of love and lust -- Part seven coyote laughs and cries: trickster tales -- Part eight four legs, two legs, and no legs: stories of animals and other people -- Part nine something whistling in the night: ghosts and the spirit world -- Part ten only the rocks and mountains last forever: visions of the end -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index of tales.
xv, 527 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
Book Details
Place Published
City
New York
Date Published
circa 1984
Publication Subjects
Indians of North America--Religion.
Indians of North America--Folklore.
Indians of North America--Religion and myths.