Myths of the New World

Daniel Garrison Brinton

Myths of the New World
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Published
10 September 2010
Pages
362
ISBN
9781162590516

Myths of the New World

Daniel Garrison Brinton

  1. A treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America. The author wrote this volume more for the thoughtful reader than the antiquary. It is a study of an obscure portion of the intellectual history of our species as exemplified in one of its varieties. Contents: general consideration of the red race; idea of god; sacred number, its origin and applications; symbols of the bird and the serpent; myths of water, fire and the thunderstorm; supreme gods of the red race; myths of the creation, the deluge, the epochs of nature and the last day; origin of man; soul and its destiny; native priesthood; influence of the native religions on the moral and social life of the race.

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