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The Mythology of Mexico and Central America
In a framework different from the other two Bierhorst mythology volumes, the Mexico and Central American volume provides complete translations of 20 'basic myths' of this region …
Mythology of the Lenape
The Lenape, or Delaware, are an Eastern Algonquian people who originally lived in what is now the greater New York and Philadelphia metropolitan region and have since been …
Ballads of the Lords of New Spain
Compiled in 1582, Ballads of the Lords of New Spain is one of the two principal sources of Nahuatl song, as well as a poetical window into the mindset of the Aztec people some …
Cuentos Folkloricos Latinoamericanos: Fábulas de Las Tradiciones Hispanas E Indí Genas / Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Tr
Extendiendo a veinte pa ses y quinientos a os, desde los mitos coloniales m s tempranos hasta los cuentos orales coleccionados en el siglo veinte desde el sur de California, …
A Nahuatl-English Dictionary and Concordance to the ‘Cantares Mexicanos’
A Stanford University Press classic.
The Mythology of North America
The growing economic and political influence of Native American tribes has brought religious issues, once little noted, increasingly to the fore. Timeless in their basic …
Codex Chimalpopoca
In this companion volume to History and Mythology of the Aztecs, John Bierhorst provides specialists with a transcription of the Nahuatl text, keyed to the translation, and a …
The Mythology of South America with a new afterword
Bierhorst traces the principle myths from tribe to tribe in seven carefully mapped regions of South America. This book includes samples from mythological stories and some chapters …
Four Masterworks of American Indian Literature
Bierhorst offers access to more than primary texts here: he maps a way of reading and the necessary apparatus for that reading (including pronunciation guides, reminding us they …
Latin American Ecocultural Reader
The Latin American Ecocultural Reader is a comprehensive anthology of literary and cultural texts about the natural world. The selections, drawn from throughout the …
Latin American Folktales
Over one hundred stories showcasing the wisdom and artistry of one the world’s richest folktale traditions—the first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives in any …
Latin American Folktales
Spanning some five centuries and twenty countries, this collection of traditional lore presents more than one hundred folktales selected from the Hispanic and Indian peoples of …