Oceanic Mythology

"Oceanic Mythology by Roland B. Dixon [1916]. This is a highly readable and scholarly cross-cultural study of Pacific mythology and folklore, covering Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Indonesia and Australia. It includes summaries of material only available in obscure 19th Century scholarly journals." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)
About the Author
"Roland Burrage Dixon (November 6, 1875-December 1934) was an American anthropologist, born at Worcester, Mass. In 1897 he graduated from Harvard University, where he remained as an assistant in anthropology, taking the degree of Ph. D. in 1900 and then serving as instructor and after 1906 as an assistant professor. He was vice president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1910-11 and president of the American Folklore Society from 1907 to 1909. He was professor at Harvard after 1916 and member of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace (1916-18) in Paris. Professor Dixon was a contributor to anthropological and ethnological journals." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents
Publisher's Preface; Author's Preface; Introduction; Part I.; Polynesia; Myths Of Origins And The Deluge; The Maui Cycle; Miscellaneous Tales; Summary; Part ii.; Melanesia; Myths Of Origins And The Deluge; Culture Hero Tales; Miscellaneous Tales; Summary; Part iii.; Indonesia; Myths Of Origins And The Deluge; Trickster Tales; Miscellaneous Tales; Summary; Part iv.; Micronesia; Myths Of Origins And The Deluge; Miscellaneous Tales; Summary; Part V.; Australia; Myths Of Origins And The Deluge; Animal And Miscellaneous Tales; Summary; Conclusion; Bibliography; Map