E-resource - Handbook of Native American Mythology

Handbook of Native American Mythology examines the deities, rituals, sacred locations, objects, concepts, and stories that define and distinguish mythological cultures of various indigenous peoples. This work introduces readers to the mythologies of Native Americans from the United States to the Arctic Circle - a rich, complex, and diverse body of lore, which remains less widely known than mythologies of other peoples and places. It also shows how central these traditions are to contemporary Native American life, including the continuing struggle for land rights, economic parity, and repatriation of cultural property.