Native American legends of the Southeast : tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and other nations / compiled and edited by George E. Lankford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lankford, George E., 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Southern States--Folklore.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of legends has long been a critical component of cultural anthropological analysis. In Native American Legends of the Southeast , George E. Lankford has compiled and analyzed a collection of unique and rare legends that will continue to appeal to scholars and students of Native American culture and the study of legends in general.

Contents:

Contents; List of Texts; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Setting the Stage; 1. Preliminary Reflections; 2. The Native American Southeast; The Ways of the World; 3. The Above World; 4. The Under World; 5. The Middle World; 6. The Tribes of People; 7. The Plant World; Adventures; 8. The Twins; 9. The Wonderful Garments; 10. The Bead-Spitter/Marooned Hero; 11. Other Adventures; 12. Tricksters; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography

Notes:

Originally published : Little Rock : August House, 1987.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-8590-8

OCLC:

785811685