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The myths of the new world: a treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America

a treatise on the symbolismand mythology of the red race of America

Also known as The myths of the New World; The myths of the New world; The myths of the New World [microform]

by Daniel Garrison Brinton & Daniel Daniel Garrison Brinton

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Myths of the New World" by Daniel G. Brinton is a treatise on the symbolism and mythology of Native American cultures written in the late 19th century. The work aims to explore the intellectual history of the "red race" of America, focusing on their beliefs regarding God, the soul, and the sacred. It delves into universally significant questions about humanity’s earliest ideas and how these manifest through various myths and symbols across different tribes. The beginning of the book establishes Brinton's objective to analyze the authentic religious practices of Native Americans, distancing them from the influences of European ideologies. He discusses the structural peculiarities of the languages spoken by these tribes, which play a crucial role in shaping their intellectual faculties and worldviews. Brinton emphasizes the significance of understanding how myths are tied to the struggle for survival in nature, setting the stage for an exploration of various creation myths, the role of deities, and the underlying philosophies that characterized Native American spirituality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Folklore”, “folklore”, “Legends”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Mythology” in the title, “Mythology” in the subtitle, “Mythology” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Folklore”· via Internet Archive
    • “Legends”· via Internet Archive
    • “Folklore”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Mythology”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Folklore”· via Open Library
    • “Legends”· via Open Library
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Gods”. Retained metadata contains “deities” in the description and “Gods” in the subject metadata.

    • “Gods”· via Internet Archive
    • “Gods”· via Open Library
    • “deities”· in description
    • “Gods”· in subject

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1896-01-01T00:00:00ZPhiladelphia, D. McKayEnglish—Public digitized item

The myths of the new world

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1868-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York : Leypoldt and HoltEnglish—Public digitized item

a treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America

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New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1868

1868Leypoldt & Holt; New York : Leypoldt & Holt; New York, H. Holt and companyEnglish
  • 9780665020568
  • 0665020562
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  • Contributing institution: Canadiana.org
  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributing institution: University of Michigan
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  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
  • Digitization sponsor: University of Alberta Libraries
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 16 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): E59 .R38 B8
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1868
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