Myths of the Cherokee: A masterpiece historical drama by James Mooney (Annotated)

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Myths of the Cherokee

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Myths of the Cherokee
by James Mooney is a book of Cherokee mythology and folklore. first published in 1888 USA.
A true book of worth, a classic that lives in an era of timeless distinction. Early books emit an excellence unlike any from modern times. You will not be dissatisfied with this works.

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The myths given in this paper are part of a large body of material collected among the Cherokee, chiefly in successive field seasons from 1887 to 1890, inclusive, and comprising more or less extensive notes, together with original Cherokee manuscripts, relating to the history, archeology, geographic nomenclature, personal names, botany, medicine, arts, home life, religion, songs, ceremonies, and language of the tribe. It is intended that this material shall appear from time to time in a series of papers which, when finally brought together, shall constitute a monograph upon the Cherokee Indians. This paper may be considered the first of the series, all that has hitherto appeared being a short paper upon the sacred formulas of the tribe, published in the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau in 1891 and containing a synopsis of the Cherokee medico-religious theory, with twenty-eight specimens selected from a body of about six hundred ritual formulas written down in the Cherokee language and alphabet by former doctors of the tribe and constituting altogether the largest body of aboriginal American literature in existence.

Synopsis

James Mooney , a well-known anthropologist, spent much of his life researching American Indians. He lived with the Cherokee in North Carolina for several years, studying their language, culture, and mythology. This comprehensive volume contains 126 Cherokee myths, including sacred stories, animal myths, local legends, wonder stories, historical traditions, and miscellaneous myths and legends, as well as other myths and legends.
The Rattlesnake's Vengeance, The Ice Man, The First Fire, Why the Possum's Tail Is Bare, The Bride from the South, The Water Cannibals, The Haunted Whirlpool, The War Medicine, and many more are among the tales mentioned.

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Title Details

Original 1888 Scripture
Cherokee Myths
6 x 9 Inches
Matte Cover
White Paper