The Present State of Research in South American Mythology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9205209 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juan Adolfo Vazquez (1University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 240 |
| Publication date | 1978-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3269538 |
| OpenAlex | W4240710472, W1971337271 |
| Language | EN |
THE PRESENT STATE OF RESEARCH IN SOUTH AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY Since it is impossible to present South American mythology as a unified whole, for no such unity exists, 1 or as the isolated lore of each tribe, 2 because this would be an endless task, we shall confine our attention to a select number of indigenous societies within a few 1 As the majority of the general works on mythology divide the subject ac- cording to geographic areas, South American mythology appears in them side by side with African and Oceanic mythologies, for instance. Sometimes it is a part of "American
History of religions · Mythology · Sociology · State (computer science) · Anthropology · Classics · Computer Science · History · Latin American history and culture · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Highly cited | No |
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