Cherokee Mythology (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Sacred Stories, Animal Legends, and Oral Traditions of the CherokeeBy James Mooney
Length34h 18m
About this audiobook
Cherokee Mythology (Illustrated Edition) gathers sacred narratives, animal tales, origin accounts, and ritual traditions recorded among the Cherokee, presenting them with the patient descriptive method of late nineteenth-century ethnography. Its style is lucid, documentary, and attentive to oral cadence, preserving mythic motifs without reducing them to mere curiosities. In literary context, the volume stands at the intersection of folklore collection, Indigenous religious history, and American ethnological writing, offering readers a window into cosmology, moral imagination, and communal memory. James Mooney, an Irish-American ethnologist associated with the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology, devoted much of his career to Native American cultures, especially the Cherokee and the Kiowa. His fieldwork among Cherokee communities in North Carolina and Indian Territory gave him access to storytellers, ritual specialists, and linguistic materials at a time when federal policies threatened Indigenous lifeways. His scholarship reflects both the limits of his era and a serious commitment to documentation. This illustrated edition is recommended for readers of mythology, Native American studies, anthropology, and American literary history. It is especially valuable for those seeking a historically important record of Cherokee narrative traditions, best approached with respect for the living culture from which these stories come.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length34 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Cherokee Mythology (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5I. Introduction
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6II. Historical Sketch of the Cherokee
7The Traditionary Period
8The Period of Spanish Exploration—1540–?
9The Colonial and Revolutionary Period—1654–1784
10Relations with the United States
11From the First Treaty to the Removal—1785–1838 (pt. 1)
12From the First Treaty to the Removal—1785–1838 (pt. 2)
13The Removal—1838–39
14The Arkansas Band—1817–1838
15The Texas Band—1817–1900
16The Cherokee Nation in the West—1840–1900
17The Eastern Band
18III. Notes to the Historical Sketch (pt. 1)
19III. Notes to the Historical Sketch (pt. 2)
20IV. Stories and Story Tellers
21V. The Myths
22Cosmogonic Myths
231. How the World was Made
242. The First Fire
253. Kana′tĭ and Selu: The Origin of Game and Corn
264. Origin of Disease and Medicine
275. The Daughter of the Sun
286. How They Brought Back the Tobacco
297. The Journey to the Sunrise
308. The Moon and the Thunders
319. What the Stars are Like
3210. Origin of the Pleiades and the Pine
3311. The Milky Way
3412. Origin of Strawberries
3513. The Great Yellow-jacket: Origin of Fish and Frogs
3614. The Deluge
37Quadruped Myths
3815. The Fourfooted Tribes
3916. The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting
4017. How the Rabbit Stole the Otter’s Coat
4118. Why the Possum’s Tail is Bare
4219. How the Wildcat Caught the Gobbler
4320. How the Terrapin Beat the Rabbit
4421. The Rabbit and the Tar Wolf
4522. The Rabbit and the Possum After a Wife
4623. The Rabbit Dines the Bear
4724. The Rabbit Escapes from the Wolves
4825. Flint Visits the Rabbit
4926. How the Deer Got His Horns
5027. Why the Deer’s Teeth are Blunt
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