Native American Legends of the Southeast: Tales from the Natchez, Caddo, Biloxi, Chickasaw, and Other Nations / Edition 1

by George E. Lankford

Overview

The study of legends has long been a critical component of cultural anthropological analysis.  In Native American Legends of the Southeast, George E. Lankford has compiled and analyzed a collection of unique and rare legends that will continue to appeal to scholars and students of Native American culture and the study of legends in general.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817356897
Publisher:	University of Alabama Press
Publication date:	05/08/2011
Edition description:	First Edition, First Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

George E. Lankford is Professor Emeritus at Lyon College where he served as endowed professor and chair of Social Sciences. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Looking for Lost Lore: Studies in Folklore, Ethnology, and Iconography.

Table of Contents

List of Texts 9

List of Figures 14

Acknowledgments 15

Introduction 17

Setting the Stage

1 Preliminary Reflections 30

2 The Native American Southeast 36

The Ways of the World

3 The Above World 54

4 The Under World 83

5 The Middle World 106

6 The Tribes of People 118

7 The Plant World 143

Adventures

8 The Twins 160

9 The Wonderful Garments 176

10 The Bead-Spitter/Marooned Hero 190

11 Other Adventures 209

12 Tricksters 222

Epilogue 243

Notes 245

Bibliography 258

Editorial Reviews

The 131 texts assembled here suggest the breadth and richness of the dozens of oral traditions from which they originated.” —CHOICE



 “[This book is a] clear and interesting introductory source into the culture and worldview of the Native Southeast through the region’s rich variety of legends.” —Journal of American Folklore

“A wonderful collection of stories from Native Americans in the American Southeast. . . . A fine anthology.” —The Book Reader

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