Zum Hauptinhalt springen Zur Suche springen Zur Hauptnavigation springen
Beschreibung
Features 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region under represented in collections of world folklore. Gathered from 21 countries, this volume includes English translations of stories from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures and more than 75 indigenous tribes.
Features 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region under represented in collections of world folklore. Gathered from 21 countries, this volume includes English translations of stories from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures and more than 75 indigenous tribes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

I-Beginnings and Balance: Earth, Sun, Moon, Night, People, Floods, Fire, Sky, Food, Music (Stories 1-33)

II-Journeys to Other Realms (Stories 34-52)

III-Winning and Losing with the Gods (Stories 53-85)

IV-Making Bargains, Good and Bad (Stories 86-123)

V-The Community (Stories 124-165)

¿Teamwork 124; Leadership 132; The Residents

VI-Reaching Out with Kindness (Stories 166-179)

VII-Seeking Justice (Stories 180-196)

VIII-Punishments and Rewards: Teaching Good and Wise Behavior (Stories 197-231)

IX-When Cultures, Classes or Species Collide (Stories 232-265)

X-Defenders of the Earth (Stories 266-289)

XI-Between Husbands and Wives (Stories 290-311)

XII-For Love (Stories 312-348)

XIII-Supernatural Seducers (Stories 349-364)

XIV-Tricksters and Fools (Stories 365-415)

¿Pedro de Urdemalas 365; More People Tricksters 380;

Animal Tricksters 385; Fools 402; Lucky Fools

XV-Heroic Rescues and Magical Escapes (Stories 416-441)

XVI-Strange and Mysterious Encounters (Stories 442-470)

Appendix A: Indigenous Peoples by Country, with Alternate Names

Appendix B: Glossary

Bibliography

Story Title Index 302

Subject Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786478958
ISBN-10: 0786478950
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Elswit, Sharon Barcan
Hersteller: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.09.2015
Gewicht: 0,619 kg
Artikel-ID: 133439957

Ähnliche Produkte