The myths of the new world
Subtitle: a treatise on the symbolism and mythology of the red race of America
By: Daniel G. Brinton ; with a new introd. by W.K. McNeil
Publisher: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co.
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Indians; Religion; Folklore; Indian mythology
Notes: Reprint of 1868 edition published in New York by Leypoldt & Holt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: General considerations of the red race; title: The idea of God; title: The sacred number, its origin and applications; title: The symbols of the bird and the serpent; title: The myths of water, fire, and the thunder-storm; title: The supreme gods of the red race; title: The myths of the creation, the deluge, the epochs of nature, and the last day; title: The origin of man; title: The soul and its destiny; title: The native priesthood; title: The influence of the native religions on the moral and social life of the race.