Project Gutenberg 2006-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 432 Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) 1837 1899 Brinton, D. G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton, Daniel Garrison The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) "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.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Indian mythology Indians -- Folklore E011 Text Folklore Native America Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 761958 2025-08-08T08:52:48.079488 text/html 771009 2006-09-22T06:38:56 text/html 345133 2025-08-08T08:53:01.886910 application/epub+zip 355401 2025-08-08T08:52:52.145422 application/epub+zip 336604 2025-08-08T08:52:50.370462 application/epub+zip 662073 2025-08-08T08:53:08.773881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569591 2025-08-08T08:53:00.570921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545328 2022-09-09T08:58:10.837484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564963 2025-08-08T08:52:46.370450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564766 2006-09-22T06:38:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564546 2006-09-22T06:39:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564606 2006-09-22T06:39:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21055 2025-08-08T08:53:08.920856 application/rdf+xml 12689 2025-08-08T08:52:50.967437 image/jpeg 3521 2025-08-08T08:52:50.663435 image/jpeg 226063 2006-09-22T06:39:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 225695 2006-09-22T06:39:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 331886 2025-08-08T08:52:48.172457 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia