[PDF] Legends People Myths State 2e Pb eBook

Author : Charles Montgomery Skinner
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,58 MB
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781332820771

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Excerpt from Myths and Legends of Our New Possessions and Protectorate Ararats in the Sierras, in Alaska, in Hawaii, in the Philippines. It sets us a-thinking when we find Noah in a Hawaiian myth, and there called Nuu when we learn of the white god of Mexico who is to return and free his people, for which reason houses in the southwest are still built with doors opening toward the sunrise, that the faithful may see him early when he advances out of the East, to which he went so long ago. We have forgotten all we never knew about the people who first recounted the deluge legend, but everywhere we hear, among primitive tribes, of oods that covered the globe, of a chosen one who survived the cataclysm and re peopled the earth, restoring to it, also, the serpents, birds, and quadrupeds that he had saved from the waters. How much more dramatic and portentous are these records than the possible beginning of the story in some local freshet! Eden is in both hemispheres. Sodom has been destroyed on both continents. Helen is not alone of Troy, but of Molokai and California. Coming to a later time, we find our dear old Rip Van Winkle to be only the phantom of an earlier personage. The man who fell asleep among the hills and awoke to find himself and the world grown old is at home in Germany and the Orient and on our Western plains, quite as well as in the mountains of our Hud son; yet we refuse to yield his place to any proto type, and insist that Rip shall inhabit our Catskills. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Author : Anita Yasuda
Publisher : 12-Story Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,45 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781632350701

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Amazing America celebrates the most incredible aspects of the United States. This volume features the fascinating myths and legends of the United States.

Author : Bruce Kapferer
Publisher :
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 44,50 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857454362

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Peter Lorre described himself as merely a ‘face maker’. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang’sM.This book shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of his macabre star image, Lorre’s screen performances were highly ambitious, and the terms of his employment were rarely restrictive. Lorre’s career was a complex negotiation between transnational identity, Hollywood filmmaking practices, the ownership of star images and the mechanics of screen performance.

Author : Charles Montgomery Skinner
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781020734816

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Originally published in 1899, this classic work provides a fascinating glimpse into the folk traditions and mythology of the peoples of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, all of which were newly acquired territories of the United States at the time of publication. With detailed descriptions of traditional beliefs, customs, and rituals, as well as colorful retellings of indigenous myths and legends, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Americas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.