What are the common elements of American Indian mythology?
The central elements usually present in most American Indian Mythos are the forces of nature, the spirits of animals, of long dead ancestors, mysterious disappearances, visions, beings coming from the sky, great warriors, magical objects etc. Recommended Litterature: American Indian Myths and Legends by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz, Keepers of the Earth and Keepers of the Night by Caduto and Bruchac, Native American Stories told by Joseph Bruchac, and Native American Myths and legends and Myths of the North American Indian by Colin Taylor. Websites: • http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/myths.html • http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html • Myths and Legends of the Sioux • http://www.pantheon.
The central elements usually present in most American Indian Mythos are the forces of nature, the spirits of animals, of long dead ancestors, mysterious disappearances, visions, beings coming from the sky, great warriors, magical objects etc. Recommended Litterature: American Indian Myths and Legends by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz, Keepers of the Earth and Keepers of the Night by Caduto and Bruchac, Native American Stories told by Joseph Bruchac, and Native American Myths and legends and Myths of the North American Indian by Colin Taylor.
