Leyendas, Mitos, Cuentos Y Otros Relatos Wichis / Wichis: Legends, Myths, Stories And Other Narratives (leyendas / Legends) (spanish Edition)

The wichis indians lived between the Pilcomayo river and the Bermejo river, precisely in the west of Formosa, in the east of Salta and in the northeast of Chaco Province ( and also in part of the territories of Uruguay and Bolivia). The wichis were relatives of the chorotes and the churupies who lived by hunting and fishing. The wichi community ( whose descendants live in the northeast of Argentina today), has a wide repertoire of myths, legends and stories about the origin of men, women and various animals that lived in their lands. Many of these myths are similar to their neighbors ? myths, the tobas and the mocovies Indians, who were brought together by temporary fights and alliances. This book includes, among other tales, ? Underground world ?, ? Sipilah and the fish ? and ? Tokjuaj 's feats ?. It is profusely illustrated and has infographs by which the reader can approach the historical, social, cultural reality of the wichi community today. Moreover, there are proposals to work o