Originally published: New York : W. Morrow, c1990. Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-243) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: PART ONE:THE STORYTELLERS -- 1 Central Mexico 19 -- 2 Oaxaca 29 -- 3 Southern Mesoamerica 36 -- 4 Northwest Mexico 47 -- 5 Lower Central America 54 -- PART TWO: THE BASIC MYTHS -- 1 Beginnings -- i: THE EMERGENCE OF ANCESTORS (Aztec) 67 -- ii: THE MAN OF CROPS (Jicaque) 68 -- iii: WHY THE EARTH EATS THE DEAD (Bribri) 74 -- iv: OPOSSUM STEALS FIRE (Mazatec) 77 -- 2 Destructions and New Beginnings -- v :THE LOSS OF THE ANCIENTS (Tarahumara) 79 -- vi: THE FLOOD MYTH (Mixe) 80 -- vii: THE SEEDS OF HUMANITY (Guaymi) 84 -- viii: THE TREE AND THE FLOOD (Cab6car) 84 -- 3 The Quest for Corn -- ix: THE HIDDEN CORN (Mopan) 86 -- x: CORN WOMAN'S MARRIAGE (Cora) 9 -- xi: THE GRASSHOPPERS AND THE CORN (Pipil) 98 -- 4 Sun Myths -- xii: THE SUN AND THE FIRE (Huichol) oo -- xiii: HOW THE SUN WAS NAMED (Yaqui) o11 -- xiv: THE CHILDHOOD OF SUN AND MOON (Chatino) 102 -- xv: SUN AND HIS BROTHERS (Tzotzil) 110 -- xvi: THE COURTSHIP OF SUN AND MOON (Kekchi) 112 -- 5 Journeys to the Other World -- xvii:THUNDER'S APPRENTICE (Mam) 116 -- xviii: THE DEAD WIFE (Miskito) 117 -- ix: THE BUZZARD HUSBAND (Tzutujil) 120 -- xx: THE VISIT TO THE ANIMAL MASTER (Chinantec) 123 -- PART THREE: BUILDING MYTHOLOGIES -- 1 Myths in Sequence 129 -- 2 Gods and the Ordering of Space 143 -- 3 Adventures of the Hero 158 -- 4 Writing History 174 -- 5 Myths and Nationalism 188.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.