Native American Myths & Tales

Epic Tales

Native American Myths & Tales
Sam Gill
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Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 480pg
1 Aug 2020 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781839641923
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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 'The First Fire' to 'The Legend of Hiawatha', this collection brings together tales from all over the region. The mythology and folk tales of the native American tribes are many and varied, ranging from those of the Iroquois in the Northeast, and the Blackfoot and Cheyenne of the Great Plains, to the Cherokee of the Southeast, and the Navajo and Apache of the Southwest, among countless more. Though they all retain distinctive identities, they share a deep-seated reverence for Nature, the all-encompassing importance of which reverberates through the tales, which abound with the symbolism of flora and fauna, the elements and the heavenly bodies. Trickster creator-deities, heroes, supernatural beings, epic voyages and an affinity with animals are also common elements. From 'The Great Deeds of Michabo' to 'The Legend of Hiawatha', this desirable addition to Flame Tree's Epic Tales series of deluxe anthologies brings together a thoughtful selection of myths and tales from all over North America. SELLING POINTS: Gold foiled, embossed cover, printed on silver paper, matt laminated. A gorgeous gift edition packed with the best tales of myth and legend. Illuminating foreword. Another title in a series of beautiful editions of short story collections for the modern reader. Hardback Deluxe edition, printed on silver, matt laminated, gold and silver foil stamped, embossed 25 illustrations
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.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781839641923
Published: 1 Aug 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 792g
Pages: 480

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