Antonio M. Stevens-Arroyo

Cave of the Jagua

Dedication

Introduction to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the First Edition

Key to Bibliographical Abbreviations

Part I. The Social Context for Taíno Mythology

1. Deciphering the Artifacts of Belief

2. The State of Taíno Studies

3. The Natural World of the Taínos

4. The Religious Cosmos of the Taínos

5. The Manuscript of Ramón Pané

Part II. The Taíno Creation Myth

6. Two Tales of the Taíno Genesis

7. Deminán: New Noah in a Promethean Odyssey

Part III. The Hero Myth

8. The Taíno Social Contract

9. Sexual Wonder and Amazon Femininity

10. The Vengeance of Time

Part IV. The Interpretation of Taíno Mythology

11. The Archetypes of the Taíno Cosmos

12. Taíno Cemieism: Coincidentia Oppositorum

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

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