A. Goodman: I am learning so much about indian culture myths and legends.
United States on Jun 08, 2022
Christina: Livro excelente
Brazil on Nov 08, 2021
Kindle Customer: This is a fairly thick volume with a lot of content that spans a lot of aboriginal cultures from the far north to Mexico. The stories are arranged by category; some might prefer them to be arranged by culture, but I'm fine with this grouping. Personally as a non professional who loves myths and folklore, this volume is a very comprehensive introduction to Native American Folklore.
Canada on Oct 25, 2019
Richie: Lovely book, containing a host of adventures of Coyote, Sun, and other traditional characters. Entertaining and illuminating if you enjoy ethnology. I had a copy of this edition before but gave it away. I chose the same again because the evocative cover art with its drawings of animals and their tracks uses appropriate shades of the desert, sand and cactus, of the American South-West.
United Kingdom on Oct 23, 2017
Veen Bristow: I first read excerpts from this book when I was in middle school and have been looking for it ever since. These stories are important to the cultural understanding of Native Americans, their history, and where a lot of their values stem from, and if you do not hear these stories orally, this is a great resource for a lot of them.
The stories are organized by themes such as creation/ heritage stories, cataclysms and natural disaster myths, etc. I haven't finished the book (there is a lot of content) but so far it provides concise summaries and context for each story such as what tribe the story is for/ about, some biographical information about the orator and their oral tradition, as well as location and some significant historical facts about the time periods when historians believe the stories could have originated.
United States on Aug 31, 2016
LENY: My 10 year old son listened to many of these stories. He enjoyed most of them because they had interesting lessons on life.
Japan on Sep 07, 2015
Myko: I absolutely loved this book and I've read many mythology and folklore books focusing on different groups. The book was narrated in an engaging manner, grammatically sound, flowed smoothly and and overall was a great read. Additionally, there are a vast selection of stories from different Native American groups, which was fantastic and gave a more rounded view of Native American storytelling. Some of the stories were more violent and creepy than I was expecting and it definitely touched upon sexuality, but many cultures do that in their storytelling and I found it refreshing.
If you enjoy mythology and folklore and are searching for something different from the tradition Greek and Brothers Grimm flooding our markets, I would pick this book up and it's really inexpensive if you pick it up used. I don't read books more than once often, but I probably will with this.
United States on Sep 04, 2015
YellowRaven: A great book full of inspiring legends, very well written and organized. It is quite easy to comprehend even thought english is a second language to me.
Italy on Sep 09, 2013
Christopher R. Travers: This presents a wide range of collections including those of the creation of heros (prototypes for initiation?), creation myths, heroic stories, and the like. The collection is fairly wide-ranging and includes a lot of material. Most of the stories are short ones (no epics) but it's a good overview of many of the dimensions of Native American myths and legends.
The major problem here is that the book lumps all Native American groups together as if they are the same. This leads to a lack of continuity between the stories and a bit of a cultural disconnect. For that I'm removing one star.
All in all, though, I learned a lot from this book and found it quite interesting and useful.
United States on Aug 20, 2010
| The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library: American Indian Myths and Legends | The Vine Witch, Book 3: The Conjurer | Luanne G. Smith's The Glamourist: A Sequel to The Vine Witch | |
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| Sale off | $7 OFF | ||
| Total Reviews | 12 reviews | 337 reviews | 571 reviews |
| Short Stories (Books) | Short Stories | ||
| Folklore (Books) | Folklore | Folklore | Folklore |
| ISBN-10 | 0965222012 | 1542019605 | 1542019613 |
| ASIN | 0394740181 | ||
| Paperback | 544 pages | 240 pages | 285 pages |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Item Weight | 1.4 pounds | 8.5 ounces | 10.4 ounces |
| Publisher | Pantheon; First Edition | 47North | 47North |
| Best Sellers Rank | #543 in Native American Literature #2,416 in Folklore #4,740 in Short Stories | #743 in Historical Fantasy #932 in Folklore #2,301 in Romantic Fantasy | #1,410 in Historical Fantasy #1,775 in Folklore #4,085 in Romantic Fantasy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6/5 stars of 445 ratings | 4.5/5 stars of 10,266 ratings | 4.4/5 stars of 13,003 ratings |
| Native American Literature (Books) | Native American Literature | ||
| Dimensions | 6.07 x 1.39 x 9.1 inches | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0965222013 | 978-1542019606 | 978-1542019613 |
United States on Aug 29, 2023