A Brief Guide to Native American Myths and Legends: With a new introduction and commentary by Jon E. Lewis
By (Author) Lewis Spence
Little, Brown Book Group
Robinson
17th January 2013
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity
398.208997
320
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm
230g
In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal Myths and Legends of the North American Indians, Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture and religion/mythology. He includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, a guide to tribes and their myths by region, a basic Lakota (Sioux) glossary, guides to key pronunciations and a bibliography.
Jon E. Lewis is an historian whose numerous books include The Mammoth Book of Native Americans and The Mammoth Book of The West. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.