Myths of the world

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Tales of Native America

1996
Provides an overview of the spiritual beliefs and legends of the Native peoples of North America, looking at the origins of their rituals, ceremonies, and social customs, and presenting a sampling of legends about creation, animals, love and passion, and the spirit world.

Gods of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas

1996
Provides an overview of the religions, customs, gods, and legends of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas of Central and South America and includes a selection of myths from each society.

The Celts in myth and legend

1995
Explores the history of Celtic culture, religion, art, and technology, discussing the mythology of the Celts as it survived in mainland Europe. Includes a sampling of Celtic myths from Ireland and Britain.

The Native Americans

2008
Explores the mythology of Native Americans, discussing the role myths play in Native American culture, the most wide-spread myths, the influence mythology had on their practices, and other related topics.

The Aztecs

2009
Explores the myths and legends of the ancient Aztec civilization, describing its history, geography, government, society, religious beliefs, and customs.

The ancient Maya

2010
Retells several significant ancient Maya myths; and provides background information which describes the history, geography, belief systems, and customs of the Mayan people.

Ancient India

2010
Retells several significant ancient Indian myths; and provides background information which describes the history, geography, belief systems, and customs of the people of India.

The ancient Africans

2009
Explores ancient African myths and legends; and describes its history, geography, religious beliefs, government, and customs.

Celtic myths and legends

1994
Collection of Celtic myths and legends that includes centuries of folklore history, and story telling such as, the original exploits of King Arthur.

The Norsemen

2008
Features a collection of seven ancient mythological tales from Scandinavia, along with a history of the Norsemen, their society and culture, and various mythological gods.

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