Latin American Story Finder : A Guide to 470 Tales from Mexico, Central Ameri...

Description: Latin American Story Finder : A Guide to 470 Tales from Mexico, Central America and South America, Listing Subjects and Sources, Paperback by Elswit, Sharon Barcan, ISBN 0786478950, ISBN-13 9780786478958, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The stories include some told in 21 countries where stories from people in over 75 indigenous tribes have melded with the culture of Spanish and Portuguese colonials who arrived in the 16th centuries; stories told by Catholic missionaries and Sephardic Jews fleeing the Inquisition from Europe that were adopted and changed by native Quechua, Maya, and Amazonian cultures; myths from the ancient Inca and Maya civilizations; Anansi stories that came over with African slaves; and tales told by indentured servants from India. Elswit provides the title, sites the collection she got the story from, summarizes the plot, identifies tale types, and lists sources for variants. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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Book Title: Latin American Story Finder : A Guide to 470 Tales from Mexico, C

Number of Pages: 328 Pages

Publication Name: Latin American Story Finder : A Guide to 470 Tales from Mexico, Central America and South America, Listing Subjects and Sources

Language: English

Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Item Height: 0.7 in

Subject: Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, General

Publication Year: 2015

Type: Not Available

Item Weight: 20.8 Oz

Item Length: 10 in

Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit

Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Référence, Social Science, Fiction

Item Width: 7 in

Format: Trade Paperback