Title: Antes o mundo não existia
First published: 1980
Description: "Revised version of a collection of myths, originally published in 1980, of the Desana indigenous group (of the Kenhiripõra descent group) of the northwest Amazon. The first of a projected series of volumes by indigenous narrators of the region, with the support of the Federação das Organizações Indígenas do Rio Negro (FOIRN), volume presents a Portuguese translation of the lengthy Desana creation cycle and other myths (simplified and discussed by the narrator for the purpose of widespread distribution)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Subjects: Desana mythology, Desana Indians, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology