A Brief Guide to Native American Myths and Legends: With a new introduction and commentary by Jon E. Lewis

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. From the Back Cover: A compelling guide to Native American myths and legends for a new generation. In this thoughtful and thorough 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 on the history of Native Americans, their lifestyle, culture, and religion/mythology. He includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, such as the Inuit, a guide to tribes and their myths by region, and an A-Z of the chief gods, spirits, and mythical beings of North America In this reworking of Lewis Spence's 1914 work 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 on the history of Native Americans, their lifestyle, culture, and religion/mythology. He includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, such as the Inuit, a guide to tribes and their myths by region, and an A-Z of the chief gods, spirits, and mythical beings of North America An introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture and religion/mythology. It includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, a guide to tribes and their myths by region, a basic Lakota glossary, guides to key pronunciations and a bibliography. Deals with the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture and religion/mythology. In this book, the author includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, a guide to tribes and their myths by region, and a basic Lakota (Sioux) glossary Jon E. Lewis provides new material and commentary alongside Lewis Spence's work from 1914. The chapters cover the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, their culture and religion, and more. A timely updating of Spence's seminal work