Mythology of All Races (Vol 11)
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Philosophy and Native American religious symbolism

The Mythology of All Races, Vol. 11: Latin-American

Hartley Burr Alexander1920Vol. 11 of 13
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Part of a monumental 13-volume series, this volume focuses on the indigenous mythologies of the Americas south of the United States. It covers the complex pantheons and cosmogonies of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas, as well as the oral traditions and folklore of the Antilles and the tribal peoples of the Amazon and Andes.

Also known asLatin-American Mythology
This edition1920
EditionMarshall Jones Company, Boston
Comparative MythologyCreation MythsMesoamerican mythologyAztec godsAmazonian folkloreMythologyIndigenous CosmologyAgricultural ritualsPriestly AstrologyAnthropologyIndigenous ShamanismLatin-American IndigenousIndigenous hero cyclesHealing ceremoniesTotemismMayan cosmogony

Contents23 chapters

  1. 01THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL RACES
  2. 02LATIN-AMERICAN
  3. 03HARTLEY BURR ALEXANDER, PH.D.
  4. 04ALICE CUNNINGHAM FLETCHER
  5. 05AUTHOR'S PREFACE
  6. 06CONTENTS
  7. 07ILLUSTRATIONS
  8. 08INTRODUCTION
  9. 09THE ANTILLES
  10. 10MEXICO
  11. 11MEXICO
  12. 12YUCATAN
  13. 13CENTRAL AMERICA
  14. 14THE ANDEAN NORTH
  15. 15THE ANDEAN SOUTH
  16. 16THE TROPICAL FORESTS: THE ORINOCO AND GUIANA
  17. 17THE TROPICAL FORESTS: THE AMAZON AND BRAZIL
  18. 18THE PAMPAS TO THE LAND OF FIRE
  19. 19NOTES
  20. 20BIBLIOGRAPHY
  21. 21THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  22. 22"Cover"
  23. 23The Project Gutenberg eBook of Latin American Mythology, by Hartley Burr Alexander.

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