Myths and tales of the southeastern Indians,

by John Reed Swanton, 1873-1958

Book, 1929

Status

Available

Call number

E78.S65 S92

Publication

Publisher Unknown

Description

First published in 1929, John R. Swanton?s Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians is a classic of American Indian folklore. During the years 1908-1914 Swanton gathered the myths and legends of the descendants of Muckhogean-speaking peoples living in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and in this volume he preserved more than three hundred tales of the Creek, Hitchiti, Alabama, Koasati, and Natchez Indians. Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians stands as the largest collection of Muskhogean oral traditions ever published. Included are stores on the origin of corn and tobacco, the deeds of ancient native heroes, visits to the world of the dead, and encounters between people and animals or supernatural beings in animal form. Animal tales abound, especially those on the southeastern trickster Rabbit.… (more)

Original publication date

1929

Barcode

34662000662699

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