Taino Indian Myth and Practice The Arrival of the Stranger King

Name: Taino Indian Myth and Practice The Arrival of the Stranger King
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ISBN: 9780813030388

ISBN-10: 0813030382

ISBN-13: 9780813030388

Edition: 2006

Authors: William F. Keegan, Jerald T. Milanich

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Applying the legend of the "stranger king" to Caonabo, the mythologized Taino chief of the Hispaniola settlement Columbus invaded in 1492, Keegan examines how myths come to resonate as history--created by the chaotic interactions of the individuals who lived the events of the past as well as those who write and read about them. The "stranger king" story told in many cultures is that of a foreigner who comes from across the water, marries the king's daughter, and deposes the king. In this story, Canabo, the most important Taino chief at the time of European conquest, claimed to be imbued with Taino divinity, while Columbus, determined to establish a settlement called La Navidad, described…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Publication date: 4/22/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English