The Myths of the New World
A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America
The Myths of the New World, published in 1868, is Daniel G. Brinton's study of the religious ideas and symbols of the Native peoples of the Americas, written, as his preface says, for the thoughtful general reader. Brinton asks why certain myths, of creation, flood and the afterlife, and certain symbols, the bird, the serpent, the cross and the sacred numbers, recur among peoples who had no contact with one another. He gathers evidence from North, Central and South America, examining culture heroes, gods of light and storm, beliefs about the soul and its destiny, and the priests and rituals that served them. His explanations reflect the theories of his day, but the range of material remains impressive. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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