Latin-American Mythology (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Folklore & Legends of Central and South AmericaBy Hartley Burr Alexander
Length13h 31m
About this audiobook
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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Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length13 hrs 31 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 20, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
32IV. THE ANNALS OF THE CAKCHIQUEL103
2Latin-American Mythology (Illustrated Edition)
33V. HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA106
3AUTHOR'S PREFACE
34CHAPTER VI THE ANDEAN NORTH
4INTRODUCTION
35II. THE ISTHMIANS112
5CHAPTER I THE ANTILLES
36III. EL DORADO
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6II. THE FIRST ENCOUNTERS9
37IV. MYTHS OF THE CHIBCHA119
7III. ZEMIISM13
38V. THE MEN FROM THE SEA
8IV. TAÏNO MYTHS16
39CHAPTER VII THE ANDEAN SOUTH
9V. THE AREITOS
40II. THE YUNCA PANTHEONS
10VI. CARIB LORE21
41III. THE MYTHS OF THE CHINCHA
11CHAPTER II MEXICO
42IV. VIRACOCHA AND TONAPA
12II. CONQUISTADORES25
43V. THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN
13III. THE AZTEC PANTHEON27
44VI. LEGENDS OF THE INCAS
14IV. THE GREAT GODS32
45CHAPTER VIII THE TROPICAL FORESTS: THE ORINOCO AND GUIANA
15V. THE POWERS OF LIFE37
46II. SPIRITS AND SHAMANS
16VI. THE POWERS OF DEATH
47III. HOW EVILS BEFELL MANKIND
17CHAPTER III MEXICO (Continued)
48IV. CREATION AND CATACLYSM
18II. THE FOUR SUNS53
49V. NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE
19III. THE CALENDAR AND ITS CYCLES55
50CHAPTER IX THE TROPICAL FORESTS: THE AMAZON AND BRAZIL
20IV. LEGENDARY HISTORY
51II. FOOD-MAKERS AND DANCE-MASKS
21V. AZTEC MIGRATION-MYTHS59
52III. GODS, GHOSTS, AND BOGEYS
22VI. SURVIVING PAGANISM
53IV. IMPS, WERE-BEASTS, AND CANNIBALS
23CHAPTER IV YUCATAN
54V. SUN, MOON, AND STARS
24II. VOTAN, ZAMNA, AND KUKULCAN
55VI. FIRE, FLOOD, AND TRANSFORMATIONS
25III. YUCATEC DEITIES
56CHAPTER X THE PAMPAS TO THE LAND OF FIRE
26IV. RITES AND SYMBOLS
57II. EL CHACO AND THE PAMPEANS
27V. THE MAYA CYCLES92
58III. THE ARAUCANIANS
28VI. THE CREATION
59IV. THE PATAGONIANS
29CHAPTER V CENTRAL AMERICA
60V. THE FUEGIANS
30II. THE POPUL VUH101
61Memorable Quotes
31III. THE HERO BROTHERS
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