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Native American Studies: History Books, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies (22 Book Collection)

Exploring Culture, Myths, and History of Tribes

by Charles C. Royce, Clay MacCauley, Franz Boas, William John McGee, James Mooney, Garrick Mallery, John Wesley Powell, Lewis Spence, Erminnie A. Smith, James Owen Dorsey, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Cyrus Thomas, John G. Bourke, Elias Johnson, John Heckewelder, William C. Reichel, Joseph Kossuth Dixon, Alexander Scott Withers, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, Edward S. Curtis, Washington Matthews, Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan ...

"Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection explores the life of the biggest Native American tribes; including: Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi, Apache, Seminole and Eskimo. Contents: History: The North American Indian The Cherokee Nation of ... Read more

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"Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection explores the life of the biggest Native American tribes; including: Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi, Apache, Seminole and Eskimo. Contents: History: The North American Indian The Cherokee Nation of
... Read more
Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria

The Gods of Mesopotamia and Their Cities

by Lewis Spence ...

Marduk and Tiamat, Gilgamesh, Ishtar's descent, the flood story that predates Genesis - the Mesopotamian material set out in order for the general reader. Spence wrote it while the cuneiform tablets were still being translated. This edition is bound with sixty plates of painting, among them works by Orcagna, Robert Tonge and John Linnell, and includes a preface, glossary and index. ... Read more

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Marduk and Tiamat, Gilgamesh, Ishtar's descent, the flood story that predates Genesis - the Mesopotamian material set out in order for the general reader. Spence wrote it while the cuneiform tablets were still being translated. This edition is bound with sixty plates of painting, among them works by Orcagna, Robert Tonge and John Linnell, and includes a preface, glossary and index.
... Read more
Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine

The Castles and Sagas of the River

by Lewis Spence ...

The Rhine legends retold by a professional folklorist - the Nibelung gold, the bishop and the mice, the knights and the river maidens - with the sources noted. Spence gives the same material as the guidebooks but knows where it came from. This edition is bound with sixty plates of Rhine painting from 1817 to 1913, among them works by Andreas Achenbach, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Hermann Both. ... Read more

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The Rhine legends retold by a professional folklorist - the Nibelung gold, the bishop and the mice, the knights and the river maidens - with the sources noted. Spence gives the same material as the guidebooks but knows where it came from. This edition is bound with sixty plates of Rhine painting from 1817 to 1913, among them works by Andreas Achenbach, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Hermann Both.
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An Introduction to Mythology

How Myths Are Made and Compared

by Lewis Spence ...

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. This edition is bound with a gallery of sixty plates of painting, among them works by Frederic Leighton, Odilon Redon and Claude Lorrain, ranging in date from 1537 to 1904. ... Read more

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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. This edition is bound with a gallery of sixty plates of painting, among them works by Frederic Leighton, Odilon Redon and Claude Lorrain, ranging in date from 1537 to 1904.
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The Myths of the North American Indians

The Beliefs of the Tribes of the North

by Lewis Spence ...

The mythologies of the peoples of North America - Algonquin, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, the tribes of the northwest coast - set side by side with their creation stories and heroes. Spence worked from the ethnographic reports being published in his day. This edition is bound with 58 plates of paintings, among them works by George Catlin, Frederic Remington and Benozzo Gozzoli, ranging in date from ... Read more

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The mythologies of the peoples of North America - Algonquin, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, the tribes of the northwest coast - set side by side with their creation stories and heroes. Spence worked from the ethnographic reports being published in his day. This edition is bound with 58 plates of paintings, among them works by George Catlin, Frederic Remington and Benozzo Gozzoli, ranging in date from
... Read more
Legends and Romances of Brittany

The Saints and Fairies of Armorica

by Lewis Spence ...

The Breton material - the drowned city of Ys, the ankou who drives the death-cart, the saints who arrived in stone troughs - collected from the ballads and the parish traditions. Brittany kept its stories longer than most of France, and Spence gathered them from the Breton collectors while the language was still spoken in the villages. Fifty-five plates from 1813 to 1914, among them Théophile ... Read more

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The Breton material - the drowned city of Ys, the ankou who drives the death-cart, the saints who arrived in stone troughs - collected from the ballads and the parish traditions. Brittany kept its stories longer than most of France, and Spence gathered them from the Breton collectors while the language was still spoken in the villages. Fifty-five plates from 1813 to 1914, among them Théophile
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The Myths of Mexico and Peru

The Gods of the Aztec and the Inca

by Lewis Spence ...

The gods and legends of the Aztec and Inca worlds, told from the Spanish chronicles and the surviving codices: the feathered serpent, the sun temples, the accounts the conquerors wrote down of what they were destroying. Spence produced a shelf of such books and this is among the most used. Its 64 original illustrations have been carefully restored and coloured for this edition. ... Read more

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The gods and legends of the Aztec and Inca worlds, told from the Spanish chronicles and the surviving codices: the feathered serpent, the sun temples, the accounts the conquerors wrote down of what they were destroying. Spence produced a shelf of such books and this is among the most used. Its 64 original illustrations have been carefully restored and coloured for this edition.
... Read more
The Gods of Mexico

The Deities of Ancient Mexico

by Lewis Spence ...

The Aztec pantheon in detail - Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Huitzilopochtli - with the calendar, the sacrifices and the codices they come from. Spence's fullest treatment of the material he spent his life on. This edition also binds in a gallery of five plates of fifteenth-century painting, among them works by Fra Angelico, Piero della Francesca and Andrea del Castagno. Its 119 original ... Read more

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The Aztec pantheon in detail - Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Huitzilopochtli - with the calendar, the sacrifices and the codices they come from. Spence's fullest treatment of the material he spent his life on. This edition also binds in a gallery of five plates of fifteenth-century painting, among them works by Fra Angelico, Piero della Francesca and Andrea del Castagno. Its 119 original
... Read more
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt

The Gods of the Nile and Their Worship

by Lewis Spence ...

Osiris, Isis, the weighing of the heart and the boat of the sun, taken from the papyri and the temple walls rather than from later retellings. Spence wrote for readers who wanted the Egyptian material in order and without theosophy. This edition adds 57 plates of nineteenth-century painting, among them works by Thomas Cole, John Middleton and David Cox. ... Read more

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Osiris, Isis, the weighing of the heart and the boat of the sun, taken from the papyri and the temple walls rather than from later retellings. Spence wrote for readers who wanted the Egyptian material in order and without theosophy. This edition adds 57 plates of nineteenth-century painting, among them works by Thomas Cole, John Middleton and David Cox.
... Read more
Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies

History of the Great Tribes, Language, Customs & Legends of Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi…

by Charles C. Royce, Clay MacCauley, Franz Boas, William John McGee, James Mooney, Garrick Mallery, John Wesley Powell, Lewis Spence, Erminnie A. Smith, James Owen Dorsey, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Cyrus Thomas, John G. Bourke, Elias Johnson, John Heckewelder, William C. Reichel, Joseph Kossuth Dixon, Alexander Scott Withers, John Stevens Cabot Abbott, Edward S. Curtis, Washington Matthews, Black Hawk, Charles M. Scanlan ...

Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies' emerges as a profound anthology encapsulating an array of perspectives on the rich tapestry of Native American life. Spanning scholarly works on history, culture, and linguistics, to intimate explorations of mythology, this collection masterfully melds rigorous academic study with the visceral narratives of Native ... Read more

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Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies' emerges as a profound anthology encapsulating an array of perspectives on the rich tapestry of Native American life. Spanning scholarly works on history, culture, and linguistics, to intimate explorations of mythology, this collection masterfully melds rigorous academic study with the visceral narratives of Native
... Read more
Ancient Egypt: History, Mythology & Literature

Illustrated Edition

by Lewis Spence, Arthur Gilman, George Rawlinson, E. A. Wallis Budge, Gaston Maspero, Agnes Sophia Griffith Johns ...

Translated by George Rawlinson, E. A. Wallis Budge, Charles F. Horne, James Henry Breasted, Donald Mackenzie0, Flinders Petrie1, Amelia B. Edwards2, Frederic Charles Cook3, James Teakle Dennis4 ...

Ancient Egypt: History, Mythology & Literature is a masterful anthology that unveils the complexities of one of the world's oldest civilizations. Through a rich tapestry of literary styles, this collection explores the intricate interweaving of history, myth, and daily life in ancient Egypt. The anthology covers a wide range of narratives'Äîfrom awe-inspiring myths and intricate hieroglyphic ... Read more

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Ancient Egypt: History, Mythology & Literature is a masterful anthology that unveils the complexities of one of the world's oldest civilizations. Through a rich tapestry of literary styles, this collection explores the intricate interweaving of history, myth, and daily life in ancient Egypt. The anthology covers a wide range of narratives'Äîfrom awe-inspiring myths and intricate hieroglyphic
... Read more
The Ancient Mythology: Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek and Roman Myths

Enriched edition.

by E. M. Berens, Lewis Spence, Logan Faraday ...

The Ancient Mythology: Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek and Roman Myths is a monumental anthology that captures the essence and diversity of ancient mythological narratives. The collection spans a vast array of literary styles, from the poetic to the scholarly, weaving a complex tapestry of stories that have shaped human thought and culture. This compilation's significance lies not only in ... Read more

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The Ancient Mythology: Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek and Roman Myths is a monumental anthology that captures the essence and diversity of ancient mythological narratives. The collection spans a vast array of literary styles, from the poetic to the scholarly, weaving a complex tapestry of stories that have shaped human thought and culture. This compilation's significance lies not only in
... Read more

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An Introduction to Mythology

The Myths of the North American Indians

Legends and Romances of Brittany

The Myths of Mexico and Peru

The Gods of Mexico

Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt

Native Americans: 22 Books on History, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies

Ancient Egypt: History, Mythology & Literature

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