The Mythology of Native North America
- ISBN-10
- 0806132396
- ISBN-13
- 9780806132396
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-02-01
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Authors
- Jake Page, David Adams Leeming
Description
Recounts more than seventy Native American myths from a variety of cultures, covering gods, creation, and heroes and heroines, and discusses each myth within its own context, its relationship to other myths, and its place within world mythology.
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