The Mythology of All Races: Arctic Mythology

Record summary

The Mythology of All Races series included an Arctic-focused volume that assembled summaries of Inuit, Siberian and other northern traditions for an English-speaking comparative audience. It is a useful discovery lead for locating names, motifs and earlier ethnographic sources concerning sea journeys, world origins, dangerous weather and catastrophe. The volume should be treated as a secondary compilation rather than direct evidence of any tradition. Its classifications may flatten substantial regional and linguistic differences, and its treatment of flood motifs needs to be checked against the cited ethnographies and original-language scholarship.