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Coyote is easily the most popular character in the stories of Indian tribes from Canada to Mexico. This volume contains seventeen coyote tales collected and translated by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M., more than half a century ago. The original Navajo transcriptions are included, along with notes. The tales show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. He is the paradoxical hero and scamp whose adventures inspire laughter or awe, depending upon what shape he takes in a given story. In his introduction to Navajo Coyote Tales, Karl W. Luckert considers Coyote mythology in a theoretical and historical framework.

A new approach to the study of myths relating to the origin of the Navajos. Based on extensive fieldwork and research, including Navajo hunter informants and unpublished manuscripts of Father Berard Haile.Part 1: The Navajo Tradition, Perspectives and History Part II: Navajo Hunter Mythology A Collection of Texts Part III: The Navajo Hunter Tradition: An InterpretationThe University of Arizona Press's Century Collection employs the latest in digital technology to make previously out-of-print books from our notable backlist available once again. Enriching historical and cultural experiences for readers, this collection offers these volumes unaltered from their original publication and in affordable digital or paperback formats.

Reveals the rich, untold world of Hui Muslim storytelling—where Chinese tradition and Islamic imagination meet.Across the landscapes of imperial China and the spiritual traditions of Islam, Mythology and Folklore of the Hui, a Muslim Chinese People opens a rare window into the imaginative world of one of China's most culturally distinctive communities. Collected and translated by Shujiang Li and Karl W. Luckert, this landmark work brings together an extraordinary corpus of Hui oral tradition—stories of prophets and ancestors, culture heroes and tricksters, love and rebellion, animals and the unseen world.From creation tales of Adan and Haowa to the adventures of Abudu and the moral tensions of life under empire, these narratives reveal a vibrant synthesis of Islamic belief and Chinese cultural imagination. Heroic quests, satirical village tales, and sacred folklore illuminate how the Hui people have preserved identity, negotiated faith, and expressed creativity across centuries.Richly organized into thematic cycles, the collection spans mythology, social critique, religious encounter, and family life—offering both scholars and general readers an unparalleled view into a living storytelling tradition.