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Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of Mexico and Central America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
249

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Subjects
Central America, Folklore, Indian mythology, Indians of Central America, Indians of Mexico, Religion, Juvenile literature, Indians of mexico, folklore, Indians of central america, folklore, Indians of mexico, religion, Indians of central america, religion, Indian mythology, mexico, Indian mythology, central america, New York Times reviewed
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Central America, Mexico

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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: PART ONE:THE STORYTELLERS
1 Central Mexico 19
2 Oaxaca 29
3 Southern Mesoamerica 36
4 Northwest Mexico 47
5 Lower Central America 54
PART TWO: THE BASIC MYTHS
1 Beginnings
i: THE EMERGENCE OF ANCESTORS (Aztec) 67
ii: THE MAN OF CROPS (Jicaque) 68
iii: WHY THE EARTH EATS THE DEAD (Bribri) 74
iv: OPOSSUM STEALS FIRE (Mazatec) 77
2 Destructions and New Beginnings
v :THE LOSS OF THE ANCIENTS (Tarahumara) 79
vi: THE FLOOD MYTH (Mixe) 80
vii: THE SEEDS OF HUMANITY (Guaymi) 84
viii: THE TREE AND THE FLOOD (Cab6car) 84
3 The Quest for Corn
ix: THE HIDDEN CORN (Mopan) 86
x: CORN WOMAN'S MARRIAGE (Cora) 9
xi: THE GRASSHOPPERS AND THE CORN (Pipil) 98
4 Sun Myths
xii: THE SUN AND THE FIRE (Huichol) oo
xiii: HOW THE SUN WAS NAMED (Yaqui) o11
xiv: THE CHILDHOOD OF SUN AND MOON (Chatino) 102
xv: SUN AND HIS BROTHERS (Tzotzil) 110
xvi: THE COURTSHIP OF SUN AND MOON (Kekchi) 112
5 Journeys to the Other World
xvii:THUNDER'S APPRENTICE (Mam) 116
xviii: THE DEAD WIFE (Miskito) 117
ix: THE BUZZARD HUSBAND (Tzutujil) 120
xx: THE VISIT TO THE ANIMAL MASTER (Chinantec) 123
PART THREE: BUILDING MYTHOLOGIES
1 Myths in Sequence 129
2 Gods and the Ordering of Space 143
3 Adventures of the Hero 158
4 Writing History 174
5 Myths and Nationalism 188.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-243) and index.
Originally published: New York : W. Morrow, c1990.

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Oxford, New York
Genre
Folklore.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398.2/08997072
Library of Congress
F1219.3.R38 B54 2002, F1219.3.R38B54 2002

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Pagination
xiv, 249 p. :
Number of pages
249

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OL3955105M
ISBN 10
0195146212
LCCN
2001055441
OCLC/WorldCat
48390956
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1156738

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