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Author: James Mooney
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-03-07
Total Pages: 610
ISBN-13: 0486131327
DOWNLOAD EBOOK126 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.
Author: G. Keith Parker
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-02-18
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1476604029
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLike ancient peoples the world over, the Cherokees of the southern Appalachian Mountains passed along their traditions and beliefs through stories, songs, dances, and religious and healing rituals. With the creation of Cherokee writing by Sequoyah, some of the traditions were also recorded in books. While evoking local geography and natural phenomena, the stories were also enhanced by powerful psychological and spiritual dynamics. This work examines seven myths that grew out of Cherokee culture, looking at how they emerged to explain archetypal issues. Each of the seven stories is told in full and is followed by a detailed history and analysis that provides its background, its associated rituals, and its psychological basis. One quickly discovers that while the myths are ancient, they are strikingly modern in their understanding of human personality development, family dynamics, community solidarity, and the reality of religion or spirituality. Grounded in the experience of this American Indian people and the land they inhabited, the myths tell universal truths. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author: Sebastian Berg
Publisher: Creek Ridge Publishing
Published: 2021-08-14
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover The Spirits and Myths of Cherokee Mythology The myths, beliefs, and customs of the Cherokees remain illustrative and interesting even today. Cherokee mythology has been recognized as a creative amalgamation of the physical world with the mythical one. This is quite evident in the creation and spiritual tales that we read throughout this book. The Cherokees have been devout worshippers of the Creator, Unetlanvhi, who is their main god. They are still proud of their mythology and wish to keep it alive for generations to come. Today, the sovereign Cherokee Nation has formed communities to promote their culture and keep their native history alive. Since the significance of tribal culture and myths is fading away over time, Native Americans are trying to pass the information to the new generations.
Author: Anita Yasuda
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2012-09-01
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1614788693
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCherokee myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by the animals and insects is told. The Cherokee nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author: James Mooney
Publisher: Bright Mountain Books
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 774
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe complete texts of Myths of the Cherokee and The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees by James Mooney, accompanied by an introduction by George Ellison.
Author: Terry L. Norton
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-11-19
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1476618119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRetelling 30 myths and legends of the Eastern Cherokee, this book presents the stories with important details providing a culturally authentic and historically accurate context. Background information is given within each story so the reader may avoid reliance on glossaries, endnotes, or other explanatory aids. The reader may thus experience the stories more as their original audiences would have. This approach to adapting traditional literature derives from ideas found in reader-response and translation theory and from research in cognitive psychology and sociolinguistics.
Author: James Mooney
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 540
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barbara R. Duncan
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780807847190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraditional and modern stories by the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina reflect the tribe's religious beliefs and values, observations of animals and nature, and knowledge of history.
Author: Brad Wagnon
Publisher: 7th Generation
Published: 2021-08-10
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 1939053579
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Creator gave the Cherokee people a beautiful island with everything they could ever need. It came with only one rule: They must take care of the land and the animals living there. But what happens when the children decide to play with the turtles instead of tending to their responsibilities? The Land of the Great Turtles is a Cherokee origin story that introduces the reader to Cherokee beliefs and values. Written in both Cherokee and English, the book will familiarize readers with the Cherokee syllabary and language.
Author: Bradley Wagnon
Publisher: 7th Generation
Published: 2020-08-19
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 193905351X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Fire is an ageless Cherokee myth about the revered water spider in their culture. The story happens in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live on, but they were without a source for heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames but the tree was on an island. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. One small creature, the Water Spider, then volunteered. Curious, the animals said to her “We know you could get there safely, but how would you bring the fire back without getting burned?” Water Spider was successful and to this day, the water spider is revered in Cherokee culture.
