{"product_id":"2-book-set-african-and-native-american-myths-tales-gothic-fantasy-collectible-deluxe-hardcover-copy","title":"2-Book Set: African and Native American Myths \u0026 Tales Gothic Fantasy - Collectible Deluxe Hardcover (Copy)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: graphik, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNative American Myths \u0026amp; Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eForeword by Sam Gill This new selection of myths offers a broad insight into the nature and lifestyle of the ancestral lands of the Native American tribes that once stretched from the tip of Alaska, down to the Bay of Mexico. Hundreds of languages, with traditions and folkore, grew independently across the continent, flourishing in deserts, mountains and lush valleys of a vast land. The loss of such ancient traditions is a reminder of the damage humans can wreak through ignorance, desperation and greed, as settlers from Europe swept imperiously across the newly discovered, but long-populated lands of the so-called New World. From ‘The Great Deeds of Michabo’ to ‘The Legend of Hiawatha’, from trickster creator-deities, heroes and supernatural beings to epic voyages and an affinity with animals, there is so much to discover in this comprehensive new book. Pages: 480 pp. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inches Language English \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e----- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: graphik, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Myths \u0026amp; Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword by Kwadwo Osei-Nyame, Jnr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: graphik, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Africa south of the Sahara is a land of wide-ranging traditions and varying cultures. Despite the diversity and the lack of early written records, the continent possesses a rich body of folk tales and legends that have been passed down through the strong custom of storytelling and which often share similar elements, characters and ideas between peoples. So this collection offers a hefty selection of legends and tales – stories of the gods, creation and origins, trickster exploits, animal fables and stories which entertain and edify – from ‘Obatala Creates Mankind’, from the Yoruba people of west Africa, to ‘The Girl Of The Early Race, Who Made Stars’, from the San people of southern Africa, all collected in a gorgeous gold-foiled and embossed hardback to treasure. • Format: Hardback with bw illus. • Pages: 480 pp. • Size: 6.00 x 9.25 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BuyDeluxeBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53028638130489,"sku":null,"price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/9708\/2425\/files\/Photoroom_20260429_174806.png?v=1777560515","url":"https:\/\/buydeluxebooks.com\/products\/2-book-set-african-and-native-american-myths-tales-gothic-fantasy-collectible-deluxe-hardcover-copy","provider":"BuyDeluxeBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}