J. ALFONSO ORTIZ

Este libro es el resultado del diálogo entre africanistas provenientes de distintos países y ámbitos, reunidos a raíz del curso de verano sobre "Una nueva agenda de democracia y buen gobierno para África Subsahariana" que tuvo lugar en la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo en 2006.

Gathering 160 tales from 80 tribal groups to offer a rich and lively panarama of the Native American mythic heritage. 100 drawings.

More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderfuloverflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.