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Author Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899.

Title The myths of the new world : a treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America / Daniel G. Brinton ; with a new introd. by W. K. McNeil.

Imprint Baltimore, MD : Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co., c1992.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  299.7 B772m, 1992    ---  Available
Description 12, viii, 307 p. ; 21 cm.
Note Reprint of 1868 edition published in New York by Leypoldt & Holt.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents General considerations of the red race -- The idea of God -- The sacred number, its origin and applications -- The symbols of the bird and the serpent -- The myths of water, fire, and the thunder-storm -- The supreme gods of the red race -- The myths of the creation, the deluge, the epochs of nature, and the last day -- The origin of man --The soul and its destiny -- The native priesthood -- The influence of the native religions on the moral and social life of the race.
Subject Indians -- Religion.
Indian mythology.
Indians -- Folklore.
Added Author McNeil, W. K.

 
    
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