Lewis Spence 
The Myths of the North American Indians (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) 

In
The Myths of the North American Indians, Lewis Spence offers insight into what is unique and distinctive about the Native-American cultures and peoples. Part ethnography, part history, and part literary study, this collection is accessible to academic scholars and mainstream readers alike. Spence presents the distinct cultural and social differences between tribal groups as he examines hunting, costumes, and the afterlife. Spence explores native identity, life, and environment, and at the same time draws connections to similar European motifs and ideologies.

A propos de l’auteur

James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1874. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and became Vice-President of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society. He is perhaps best known for his comprehensive
Encyclopedia of Occultism (1920) that was the first work of its kind and, like this book, is still useful today. He is also known for
The Myths of Mexico and Peru (1913),
The Myths of Ancient Egypt (1915), and
The History of Atlantis (1926). Spence was awarded a Royal pension in 1951 for Services to Literature, and died in 1955.