North American Indian mythology
By: Cottie Burland
Edition: New rev. ed. / rev. by Marion Wood.
Series: Library of the world's myths and legends; Library of the world's myths and legends
Publisher: P. Barnes & Noble Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Religion; Indian mythology; Indians of North America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 142) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Inuit (Eskimo). Sedna; title: The shaman; title: The spirit world; title: The people in the sky; title: Ancestral spirits.; title: The fishermen of the northwest coast. Village life; title: Technology; title: The totem; title: The potlatch festival; title: Ceremonial life; title: Principal gods; title: The lord of the sky; title: Semi-divine spirits; title: The wolf clan and the salmon; title: Bear Mother; title: Raven the trickster; title: Raven and the moon; title: The lady hanging hair; title: The thunderbird; title: The fantastic worm; title: The killer whales; title: Mythical heroes; title: The lazy boy.; title: The hunters of the northern forests. The Cree; title: Ancestor spirits; title: Fertility spirits; title: Myths of stars and seasons; title: Village festivals; title: Wisagatcak and the creation of the world; title: The brothers who created the world.; title: The farmers of the eastern woodlands. Wampum belts; title: Hiawatha and the Five Nations; title: The supreme spirit; title: Iroquois beliefs; title: Agricultural festivals; title: The creation of the world; title: Astronomical myths; title: The destructive and creative twins; title: The atmospheric powers; title: Earth and sky spirits; title: The hunter and the eagle.; title: The buffalo hunters of the plains. Tribal life; title: The buffalo spirits; title: The great festivals; title: A world of spirits; title: Nesaru and the creation of the world; title: The medicine-bundle; title: The knot in the tree; title: The Okipa ceremony; title: Lone Man; title: The Nuptadi robe; title: The Pawnee; title: The morning star myth; title: The moon basket; title: The end of the world.; title: The hunters of the southwest. The Navajo; title: The shaman; title: Montezuma; title: Navajo sand-paintings; title: The emergence myth; title: The need for death; title: The dispersal of the tribes; title: The plagues sent to men; title: The repopulation of the world; title: The beauty chant.; title: The farmers of the southeastern woodlands. The historic tribes; title: The coming of fire; title: The origin of tobacco; title: The origin of maize; title: The flood; title: The rolling heads.; title: The dwellers on the mesas. Life in the pueblo; title: Pueblo crafts; title: The creation of the world; title: The journeys of man; title: The people and the environment.; title: The past, the future.