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Native American Myths & Tales

Epic Tales

Beschreibung

The varied myths and folktales of the countless North American native tribes, from the Iroquois to the Cherokee, share a reverence for Nature, trickster creator-deities, heroes, monsters, epic voyages and an affinity with animals. From â The First Fireâ to â The Legend of Hiawathaâ , this collection brings together tales from all over the region.

Autor

Sam Gill, Emeritus Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is the author of many books and articles, most recently Religion and Technology into the Future (2018), Creative Encounters, Appreciating Difference (2019), and The Proper Study of Religion: Building on Jonathan Z. Smith (2020). He has written many books on Native American and other Indigenous cultures including Native American Religions: An Introduction and the Dictionary of Native American Mythology. He has conducted studies in Africa, Indonesia, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Australia. As a dancer and dance teacher he wrote Dancing Culture Religion and he created a world dance and music school.

Produktdetails

• Gothic Fantasy
• Verlag: Flame Tree Publishing
• Not for Online ed.
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 746g
• ISBN-13: 9781839641923
• ISBN-10: 1839641924
• Artikelnr.: 58036403