The mythology of North America
Subtitle: with a new afterword
By: John Bierhorst.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Indian mythology -- North America; Indians of North America -- Folklore
Genres: Folklore.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Morrow, c1985.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part One : Northwest Coast; title: 1. THE HUNGRY HEROES-25; title: 2. CLANS, CRESTS, AND CEREMONIES 38; title: 3. FAMILY TIES 47; title: Part Two : Far North; title: 4. STORYTELLING IN THE ARCTIC57; title: 5. ATHAPASCAN VARIATIONS 65; title: Part Three: Southwest; title: 6. THE EMERGENCE 77; title: 7. HEROES AND THEIR GRANDMOTHERS 93; title: 8. THE DYING GOD 100; title: Part Four: West Central; title: 9. CREATORS OF CALIFORNIA 113; title: 10. GREAT BASIN HEROES AND HEROINES 122; title: Part Five: Coast-Plateau; title: 11. REMAKING THE WORLD 133; title: 12. MAKING THE WORLD AS IT IS 141; title: Part Six: Plains; title: 13. FATHER CREATORS AND BOY HEROES 153; title: 14. EARTH AND SKY 165; title: 15. MYTHS FOR THE FUTURE 172; title: Part Seven: East; title: 16. LOST WORLDS OF THE SOUTHEAST 185; title: 17. THE NORTHEAST: TURTLE ISLAND 194; title: 18. THE NORTHEAST: GLUSKAP'S COUNTRY 205; title: Part Eight: Midwest; title: 19. THE HARE CYCLE 213; title: 20. LORE OF THE KIN 225.