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North American Indian mythology Cottie Arthur Burland · 1965 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Indians of North America, Religion with this book.

The myths of the New World Daniel Garrison Brinton · 1868 · 331p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Shares Indians, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Indians of North America with this book.

Creation myths of primitive America in relation to the religious history and mental development of mankind Jeremiah Curtin · 1898 · 530p · ≈ 17h · Challenging The remarkably accurate original translations of Native American myths from one of 19th-century America's foremost linguists. Shares Indians, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Indians of North America

The myths of the North American Indians Lewis Spence · 1900 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate A collection of Native American myths and legends, interweaving the historical backgrounds of several Indian cultures with magical stories. Shares Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Indians of North America, Religion

Mythologiques Claude Lévi-Strauss · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 394p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Indians, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Indians of North America with this book.

Zuñi folk tales Frank Hamilton Cushing · 1901 · 474p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Indians, Religion and mythology, Indians of North America, Folklore with this book.

Le cru et le cuit Claude Lévi-Strauss · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Indians, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Religion with this book.

The golden age of myth & legend Thomas Bulfinch · 1900 · 495p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Shares Folklore, Mythology with this book.

Traditions of the Tinguian Fay-Cooper Cole · 1915 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Abstracts: p. 202-226. Shares Folklore, Mythology

Tlingit myths and texts John Reed Swanton · 1909 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Moderate These myths and texts were collected at Sitka and Wrangell, Alaska, in early 1904, at the same time as the material contained in the writer's paper on the Social Condition, Beliefs, and Linguistic Relationship of the Tlingit Indians published in the twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Bureau. Shares Religion and mythology, Indians of North America, Religion, Folklore

The gods of Mexico Lewis Spence · 1923 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Religion, Mythology with this book.

Myths and legends beyond our borders Charles M. Skinner · 1898 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares Religion and mythology, Indians of North America, Folklore, Mythology with this book.

The Myths of Mexico & Peru Lewis Spence · 1913 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Religion, Folklore with this book.

Mexican and Central American mythology Irene Nicholson · 1967 · 141p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Discusses the religious beliefs and legends of the Mexican and Central American Indians in pre-Hispanic times. Shares Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Religion, Folklore

North American myths & legends Philip Ardagh · 1999 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A collection of traditional tales from North America, reflecting the cultures of Native Americans, European settlers, and African Americans. Shares Indian mythology, Indians of North America, Religion, Folklore

Kutenai tales Franz Boas · 1918 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Collection of texts made by Alexander F. Chamberlain in 1891 and by Franz Boas in the summer of 1914. Shares Indians of North America, Folklore, Mythology

History and folklore of the Cowichan Indians Martha Douglas Harris · 1901 · 92p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares Indians of North America, Religion, Folklore, Mythology with this book.

The religion of ancient Scandinavia William A. Craigie · 1906 · 71p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares Religion, Mythology with this book.

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