Tupi-Guarani Mythology
Tupi-Guarani Mythology: The Complete Guide to the Land Without Evil, the Twin Heroes, and the Spirits of the Rainforest
Namandu, the Twin Heroes, and the Land Without Evil
The mythology of the Tupi and Guarani peoples of the Amazon and the Atlantic forest: Namandu the creator who unfolded the world out of darkness, the twin heroes raised by jaguars, Tupa of the thunder, the fire-serpent Boitata, and the long search for the Land Without Evil.
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- 11 chapters, primary sources
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- Original ink illustrations
- Inline citations to the chronicles and ethnographies
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- 01The Peoples of the Forest and the River
- 02Namandu: The Self-Unfolding Creator
- 03The Sacred Word and the Foundation of the World
- 04Tupa, the Thunder, and the Great Powers
- 05Guaraci and Jaci: The Sun and the Moon
- 06The Twin Heroes and the People of the Jaguar
- 07The Great Flood and the Remaking of the World
- 08Curupira, Caipora, and the Guardians of the Game
- 09Boitata, Iara, and the Spirits of Water and Fire
- 10Yvy Mara Ey: The Search for the Land Without Evil
- 11The Paje, the Sacred Songs, and the Living Tradition
Written by
Guillaume Henry
Founder of Mythologis
Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every book draws on the primary sources first.
- Primary sources first
- No invented quotations
- Cross-referenced across translations
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