By Subject > American Indians > 6 > Navaho Indian Myths Navaho Indian Myths Author: Aileen O’Bryan Retail Price: $12.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Book Pages: 187 Contents: Click to View Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 ISBN: 0486275922 EAN: 978-0-486-27592-5 UPC: 8-00759-27592-2 Rich compilation of tribal fables and legends recorded in the 1920s from an elderly Navaho chief. Myths include "The Creation of the Sun and Moon," "The Sun's Path," "The Maiden who Became a Bear," "The Making of the Headdress," "The Story of the Rain Ceremony and Its Hogan," and many more. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. The Myths of the North American Indians by Lewis Spence Rich anthology of the myths and legends of the Algonquins, Iroquois, Pawnees, and Sioux: warrior rivalries, steadfast love, and victory over powerful forces. Extensive historical and ethnological commentary. 36 illustrations. read more $14.95 Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians by Edward Morris Opler Classic study of myths relating to creation, agriculture and rain, hunting rituals, coyote cycle, monstrous enemy stories, many more. read more $11.95 Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney 126 myths: sacred stories, animal myths, local legends, many more. Plus background on Cherokee history, notes on the myths and parallels. Features 20 maps and illustrations. read more $18.95 Taos Tales by Elsie Clews Parsons Nearly 100 tales offer an unparalleled glimpse into beliefs, culture of Pueblo Indians: "The Kachina Suitors and Coyote," "The Envious Hunter," "The Jealous Girls," "Echo Boy," many more. read more $7.95 Native American Mythology by Hartley Burr Alexander This fascinating and informative compendium, assembled by a celebrated anthropologist, offers a remarkably wide range of nomadic sagas, animist myths, cosmogonies and creation myths, end-time prophecies, and other traditional tales. read more $15.95 Native American Creation Myths by Jeremiah Curtin Traditional American Indian life revolved around communication with divinity, and these authentic stories about the origin of the earth and its creatures embody every facet of their culture — customs, institutions, and art. read more $14.95 The Holy Earth: Toward a New Environmental Ethic by Liberty Hyde Bailey Norman Wirzba Written by the Father of American Horticulture, this 1915 work offers timeless reflections on the earth's intrinsic divinity. Its application of scientific principles to horticulture exercised enormous influence on environmental protection programs. read more $8.95 The Book of Green Quotations by James Daley Timely and thought-provoking, this volume comprises many hundreds of quotations by presidents, scientists, activists, and other public figures on conservation, ecology, environmentalism, wilderness, global warming, pollution, nature, and other subjects. read more $5.95 Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant by Franc J. Newcomb Gladys A. Reichard A classic of ethnology, reproducing in full color 35 sandpaintings from this important Navajo healing ceremony, and analyzing the symbolism and myth they express. read more $13.95