Myths of Middle India

by Verrier Elwin

This work is an anthology of 540 distinct tribal myths of origin from central India. These myths were all recorded, most for the very first time, in the course of field work. "Man and the Universe," "The Natural World," "Human Life," and "Human Institutions," are the subject divisions for the myths and include such chapters on air and water, mammals, food, disease, and custom and taboo. Each myth is preceded by the related tribe's name and where it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195629639
• ISBN13: 9780195629637
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"