The Mythology of Mexico and Central America

By John Bierhorst

Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of Mexico and Central America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.

The mythology of South America

By John Bierhorst

Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of South America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.

Lightning Inside You

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The woman who fell from the sky

By John Bierhorst

Describes how the creation of the world was begun by a woman who fell down to earth from the sky country, and how it was finished by her two sons Sapling and Flint.

The woman who fell from the sky

By John Bierhorst

Describes how the creation of the world was begun by a woman who fell down to earth from the sky country, and how it was finished by her two sons Sapling and Flint.

The mythology of South America

By John Bierhorst

Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of South America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.

The way of the earth

By John Bierhorst

The Hungry Woman

By John Bierhorst

A collection of narratives from Aztec Indian lore.

The White Deer

By John Bierhorst

The Dancing Fox

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A description of Inuit culture accompanies a collection of eighteen Inuit folktales from an ancient oral tradition in which animals could take human form and in which magic usually had a part.