Latin-American Mythology (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Folklore & Legends of Central and South AmericaBy Hartley Burr Alexander
Length13h 31m
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Latin-American Mythology (Illustrated Edition) surveys the sacred narratives, ritual symbols, and cosmological traditions of Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, and South America, moving from Aztec and Maya deities to Inca origin tales and Indigenous hero cycles. Written in the comparative spirit of early twentieth-century mythography, it combines philological learning, ethnographic synthesis, and a lucid literary style. The illustrations deepen its historical texture, situating myth within temple art, codices, sculpture, and colonial records. Hartley Burr Alexander was an American philosopher, educator, poet, and scholar of myth whose wide humanistic training shaped his interest in symbolic systems and cultural memory. His work reflects an era when scholars sought to place the mythologies of the Americas beside those of Greece, India, and the Near East, not as curiosities but as sophisticated expressions of metaphysics, history, and social order. This volume is recommended for readers seeking a learned introduction to Latin American sacred traditions and their interpretation in classic comparative scholarship. While modern readers should approach some terminology and assumptions historically, Alexander's breadth, clarity, and respect for mythic imagination make the book valuable for students of folklore, religion, anthropology, and literary culture.
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GenrePsychology
Length13 hrs 31 mins
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Publish dateAug 20, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26IV. RITES AND SYMBOLS
2Latin-American Mythology (Illustrated Edition)
27V. THE MAYA CYCLES92
3AUTHOR'S PREFACE
28VI. THE CREATION
4INTRODUCTION
29CHAPTER V CENTRAL AMERICA
5CHAPTER I THE ANTILLES
30II. THE POPUL VUH101
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6II. THE FIRST ENCOUNTERS9
31III. THE HERO BROTHERS
7III. ZEMIISM13
32IV. THE ANNALS OF THE CAKCHIQUEL103
8IV. TAÏNO MYTHS16
33V. HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA106
9V. THE AREITOS
34CHAPTER VI THE ANDEAN NORTH
10VI. CARIB LORE21
35II. THE ISTHMIANS112
11CHAPTER II MEXICO
36III. EL DORADO
12II. CONQUISTADORES25
37IV. MYTHS OF THE CHIBCHA119
13III. THE AZTEC PANTHEON27
38V. THE MEN FROM THE SEA
14IV. THE GREAT GODS32
39CHAPTER VII THE ANDEAN SOUTH
15V. THE POWERS OF LIFE37
40II. THE YUNCA PANTHEONS
16VI. THE POWERS OF DEATH
41III. THE MYTHS OF THE CHINCHA
17CHAPTER III MEXICO (Continued)
42IV. VIRACOCHA AND TONAPA
18II. THE FOUR SUNS53
43V. THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN
19III. THE CALENDAR AND ITS CYCLES55
44VI. LEGENDS OF THE INCAS
20IV. LEGENDARY HISTORY
45CHAPTER VIII THE TROPICAL FORESTS: THE ORINOCO AND GUIANA
21V. AZTEC MIGRATION-MYTHS59
46II. SPIRITS AND SHAMANS
22VI. SURVIVING PAGANISM
47III. HOW EVILS BEFELL MANKIND
23CHAPTER IV YUCATAN
48IV. CREATION AND CATACLYSM
24II. VOTAN, ZAMNA, AND KUKULCAN
49V. NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE
25III. YUCATEC DEITIES
50CHAPTER IX THE TROPICAL FORESTS: THE AMAZON AND BRAZIL
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