John R Swanton Libros
John Reed Swanton fue un antropólogo, folclorista y lingüista estadounidense que dedicó su carrera al estudio de los pueblos nativos de los Estados Unidos. Logró un reconocimiento significativo en los campos de la etnología y la etnohistoria. Swanton es particularmente conocido por su extenso trabajo con las comunidades indígenas del sureste y del noroeste del Pacífico. Su investigación proporcionó conocimientos cruciales sobre las culturas y el patrimonio lingüístico de estas regiones.
The indian tribes of North America
- 726 páginas
- 26 horas de lectura
The history of the Indians of the United States, Canada, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America includes maps to show the locations of the various tribes.
Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians
- 300 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
First published in 1929, John R. Swanton’s Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians is a classic of American Indian folklore. During the years 1908-1914 Swanton gathered the myths and legends of the descendants of Muckhogean-speaking peoples living in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and in this volume he preserved more than three hundred tales of the Creek, Hitchiti, Alabama, Koasati, and Natchez Indians. Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians stands as the largest collection of Muskhogean oral traditions ever published. Included are stores on the origin of corn and tobacco, the deeds of ancient native heroes, visits to the world of the dead, and encounters between people and animals or supernatural beings in animal form. Animal tales abound, especially those on the southeastern trickster Rabbit.