18 books like Mythologiques

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Discipline and Punish Michel Foucault · 1975 · ★ 4.1 · 333p · ≈ 11h · Moderate English version of "Surveiller et punir: naissance de la prison" Shares: Community pick

Le cru et le cuit Claude Lévi-Strauss · 1964 · ★ 3.0 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Raw and the Cooked (1964) is the first volume from Mythologiques, a structural study of Amerindian mythology written by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. It was originally published in French as .The English translation of the title Le Cru et le Cuit is not incorrect, but it is perhaps incomplete. "Cuit" in French does not necessarily mean "cooked", but is also used to denote "done"… Shares: Indians, Indians of South America, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology

American hero-myths Daniel Garrison Brinton · 1882 · 251p · ≈ 8h · Challenging What I think is the essence, the principle of vitality, in religion, and in all religions, is their supposed control over the destiny of the individual, his weal or woe, his good or bad hap, here or hereafter, has it may be. Rooted infinitely deep in the sense of personality, religion was recognized at the beginning, it will be recognized at the end, as the one indestructible ally in the struggle… Shares: Indians, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Indians of North America

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, Mythologie

The myths of the New World Daniel Garrison Brinton · 1868 · 331p · ≈ 11h · Challenging The book is a study of an obscure portion of the intellectual history of our species as exemplified in one of its varieties. It is based on the mythology of the American Indians. Shares: Indians, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Indians of North America

The myths of the North American Indians Lewis Spence · 1900 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Challenging 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, Mythologie, Indians of North America

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

The Myths of Mexico & Peru Lewis Spence · 1913 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The Myths of Mexico and Peru is a fascinating book that explores the rich mythological traditions of these two South American countries. Written by Lewis Spence, an expert on the folklore and mythology of the Americas, this book delves into the ancient stories and legends of the Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, and other indigenous peoples of Mexico and Peru. Through Spence's engaging writing and extensive… Shares: Indians of South America, Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Religion

Zuñi folk tales Frank Hamilton Cushing · 1901 · 474p · ≈ 15h · Challenging This work includes several traditional Zuñi folk tales, as recorded and translated by Frank Cushing, an American anthropologist and Zuñi expert, having lived with the tribe for several years. Some of the folktales included in the work are The Poor Turkey Girl, The Warrior Suitor of Moki, The Coyote and the Beetle and dozens of others. The book also includes several lovely illustrations and… Shares: Indians, Religion and mythology, Indians of North America, Mythology

Myths and legends beyond our borders Charles M. Skinner · 1898 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Thirty-five stories from around the world, mostly myths from ancient Greece, but also tales from the Norse, Chinese, English, and American Indians. Shares: Religion and mythology, Mythologie, Indians of North America, Mythology

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: Indians of South America, Indian mythology, Indians of North America, Religion

The gods of Mexico Lewis Spence · 1923 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The Myths of Mexico & Peru is a detailed study on the history and mythology of ancient Aztecs and Incas, providing valuable information to allow understanding into the background of Latin American heritage. The book includes tales of the myths of creations, legends of numerous Mesoamerican Gods, such as Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc, Tezcatlipoca and Huitzilopochtli, and many other interesting folk tales… Shares: Religion and mythology, Indian mythology, Religion, Mythology

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, Mythologie, Religion

Tlingit myths and texts John Reed Swanton · 1909 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging 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, Mythology

Introduction to mythology Lewis Spence · 1921 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Challenging What mythology is and how it has been explained - the solar theory, the ghost theory, the ritual theory - set out by a working folklorist for readers who wanted the arguments before the stories. Shares: Mythologie, Mythology

Tristes Tropiques Claude Lévi-Strauss · 1955 · ★ 4.1 · 404p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Tristes Tropiques was an immensely popular bestseller when it was first published in France in 1955. Claude Levi-Strauss's groundbreaking study of the societies of a number of Amazonian peoples is a cornerstone of structural anthropology and an exploration by the author of his own intellectual roots as a professor of philosophy in Brazil before the Second World War, as a Jewish exile from… Shares: Société primitive, Indians of South America

Blackfoot Lodge Tales George Bird Grinnell · 1892 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging This collection of powerful stories reveals the complex and wondrous world of the Blackfoot nation in the nineteenth century. The thirty tales transcribed by George Bird Grinnell provide an intimate look into Blackfoot culture and philosophy and remind us of tribal values to be upheld and taught. Shares: Indians, Indians of North America

Imagini de i dei de gli antichi Vincenzo Cartari · 1599 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Demanding Shares: Indian mythology, Religion, Mythology

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