The Mythology of South America

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William Morrow, 1988 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 269 pages
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Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of South America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.

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Contents

Greater Brazil
25
Guiana
65
B r a z i 1 i a n Highlands
93
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The Mythology of South America
John Bierhorst
Snippet view - 1988
The Mythology of South America
John Bierhorst
Snippet view - 1988
The Mythology of South America
John Bierhorst
Snippet view - 1988

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Aguaruna America ancestors ancient Andean animals Apinaye Barasana Bororo Brazil Brazilian Highlands bride brothers called Canela Carancho Carib Cayapo Central ceremony Chorote chullpa climbed creation Creator Cubeo culture hero Cuzco darkness daughter deity earth father fire fish Flood FLSAI forest giants gourd Gran Chaco Greater Brazil Guaranf Guiana HSAI human hunters hunting husband Inca Indian Inkarri jaguar kill Koniraya Kuwai live lore Male Domination manioc masks Mataco Metraux Mochica mother motif Muisca Mundurucu mythology night Nimuendaju Northwest Amazon Nunkwi origin Parrot Peru Puldwi Quechua region Selknam shaman Shavante Shipaya Shuar South American spirit Star Woman story storyteller Sun and Moon Tacana tale types Taulipang Tehuelche tell threw Toba Tokwah told Tonapa tradition tree tribes trickster Tsunki Twin Myth Ufaina underwater variant village Villas Boas Waiwai Warrau wife Wirakocha Witoto women Yamana Yanomamo Yekuana Yodloh Yupa Yurupari

About the author (1988)

John Bierhorst's many books on Latin American folklore & mythology include "The Mythology of South America", "The Mythology of Norther America" & "The Mythology of Mexico & Central America". A specialist in the language & literature of the Aztecs, he is the author of a Nahuatal-English dictionary & the translator of Cantares Mexicanos. He served as editorial advisor for the Smithsonian Series of Studies in Native American Literature; editorial associate for The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces; & editorial consultant for the Encyclopedia of North American Indians. He lives in West Shokan, New York.

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TitleThe Mythology of South America
Gods and heroes of the New World // Bierhorst
Volume 2 of Gods and heroes of the New World, John Bierhorst
AuthorJohn Bierhorst
Editionillustrated
PublisherWilliam Morrow, 1988
Original fromUniversity of Texas
DigitizedAug 6, 2008
Length269 pages
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