The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas
Title:
The sea-ringed world : sacred stories of the Americas
JLCTITLE245:
María García Esperón ; illustrated by Amanda Mijangos ; translated by David Bowles.
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Diccionario de mitos de América. English
Publication Information:
Montclair : Levine Querido, [2021]
Physical Description:
vii, 231 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
ISBN:
9781646140152
General Note:
"Originally published as Diccionario de mitos de América by Ediciones El Naranjo, Mexico City, Mexico" -- Title page verso.
"This is an Em Querido book published by Levine Querido" -- Title page verso.
Abstract:
Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231).
Variant Title:
Portion of title: Sacred stories of the Americas
Contents:
Spider Grandmother: Hopi -- Aztlan: Mexica (Nahua) -- Bacabs: Maya -- Bochia: Muisca -- Coatlicue: Mexica (Nahua) -- Hummingbird: Guarani -- Great flood: Andean -- Golden King: Muisca -- Brave Souls of the Dead: Mapuche -- Bunched Stars: Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) -- Sak Nikte: Maya -- Land of the Fire: Selk'nam (Ona) -- Guabancex: Taino -- Guahayona: Taino -- Hun and Vucub: K'iche' (Maya) -- Hurakan: K'iche' (Maya) -- Ixquic the Maiden: K'iche' (Maya) -- K'awil and the Prince: Mopan (Maya) -- Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl: Nahua -- Heart of the Mountain: Nahua -- Ball Game: K'iche' (Maya) -- Kukulkan: Yucatec and K'iche' (Maya) -- Kuyen: Mapuche -- Llorona: Nahua and colonial -- Aakulujjuusi and Uumarnituq: Inuit -- Mayahuel: Nahua -- Monetá: Muisca -- Nahual: Nahua -- Nanahuatzin: Nahua -- Ñamandú: Guarani -- Ñandesy: Guarani -- White-faced Beat: Alutiiq (Sugpiag) -- Oxomoco and Cipactonal: Nahua -- Xochipilli and Xochiquetzal: Nahua -- Pacha Kamaq: Andean -- Shepherd and Maiden: Andean -- Quetzalcoatl: Toltec (Nahua) -- Quilaztli: Mexica (Nahua) -- Oak Tree: Oceti Sakowin (Sioux) -- Rimac: Andean -- Sedna: Inuit -- Sibo: Cabecar and Bribri -- Tamoanchan: Nahua -- Tlalocan: Nahua -- Uirapuru: Guarani -- Universe: Mexica (Nahua) -- Blue Deer: Wixarika (Huichol) -- Viracocha: Andean -- Gichi-manidoo: Ojibwe -- Waleker: Wayuu -- Xibalba: K'iche' (Maya) -- Xolotl: Nahua -- Yaya and Yayael: Taino -- Yupanqui: Andean -- Cemis: Taino -- Zamna: Itza (Maya).
Language:
Translated from the Spanish.