Indian Myths: Or, Legends, Traditions, and Symbols of the Aborigines of America Compared with Those of Other Countries, Including Hindostan, Egypt, Persia, Assyria, and China

J.R. Osgood, 1884 - 677 pàgines

CONTENTS	3

res in Seal	5

The Four Beings a Chinese Myth 8 Dedication of Color 8 Buddhist	10

339342	12

CHAPTER III	32

Tradition of	37

dinavian use of the bird as a sacred symbol 3637 Chant of	40

Hindoo proverb and picture 41 Norse tradition Indian reverence 42	42

Symbol its meaning 424 Electric currents Assyrian Cylinder 425	425

CHAPTER XVII	446

CHAPTER XVIII	490

Decision of	504

Mourning Council funeral of a Seneca Chief 501 Decision of	510

iness of sight	514

The Indian Sequoyahs Alphabet 516 517 Complete grammar exten	518

es WAH IIO	524

CHAPTER V	55

CHAPTER VI	79

Feast	112

CHAPTER VII	116

Symbols their meaning 116 Indians rejoinder to question of	122

Symbols their meaning 126 Indian theory of evolution 126 Indian	131

CHAPTER IX	153

riest	171

CHAPTER X	172

201	177

Symbol its meaning 172 The future of an Indian convert in the Land	183

idian	189

Stated	196

CHAPTER XI	202

CHAPTER XII	223

Assembled	289

Sym	299

t 206	309

CHAPTER XIV	336

the Deity 343346 Legend 346349 The Haytien Tradition of	356

CHAPTER XV	372

and Egyp	378

Extracts from an Indian historian 372376 Indian Persian and Egyp	386

Interesting examples of the combination of the syllables WAH 110	526

Onondagas 529531 Belts 532 Mather rejoices at the death of	532

r 516548	539

Progress of Civilization 545 546 General characteristics 546 Cour	546

Bones of	554

Memories physiognomy adherence to compacts treatment of their	556

Houses 558561 Indian Fort 561 Scheme of arrangement and	562

568 Gar	568

Pictorial art vase and pipe decoration tattoowork 565568 Gar	570

t among	574

Action of the General Court 577 Red Jackets accusation 577 578	577

Enactments of William Penn 580 581 Remarks upon the California	588

Incident showing a sentiment of regard for the female sex 589	594

pol 598600	598

Sacred Fuel 600 Festivals and Song 601 602 Acorn food 603	603

5	606

Sylvan barometer 604 Aged woman abandoned 605 Legend	612

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 490613	613

THE ANCESTRAL CAVERN 614623	614

CHAPTER XX	624

syllables	639

INDEX	647

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Títol	Indian Myths: Or, Legends, Traditions, and Symbols of the Aborigines of America Compared with Those of Other Countries, Including Hindostan, Egypt, Persia, Assyria, and China
Autor	Ellen Russell Emerson
Edició	2
Editor	J.R. Osgood, 1884
Original de	Universitat de Princeton
Digitalitzat el	10 Oct. 2008
ISBN	0788425846, 9780788425844
Nre. de pàgines	677 pàgines

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