Taíno Indian Myth and Practice: The Arrival of the Stranger King

by William F. Keegan

Applying the legend of the "stranger king" to Caonab?, the mythologized Ta?no 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813030382
• ISBN13: 9780813030388
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.1"