Project Gutenberg 2007-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 284 Powell, John Wesley 1834 1902 Powell, J. W. (John Wesley) Powell, Wes Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56 Produced by Thomas Strong, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the philosophical underpinnings and mythological narratives of various Native American tribes, delving into their explanations of natural phenomena through mythic lenses. Powell's study reveals how each culture interprets the cosmos through their mythology, ultimately contributing to our understanding of the evolution of human thought. At the start of the publication, Powell outlines the essential elements of mythology as a philosophical approach, contrasting it with scientific thought. He emphasizes humanity's innate need to question the natural world and how this leads to the development of different philosophies across cultures. The opening also touches on the broad spectrum of myths among Native American tribes, illustrating how their narratives emerge from personal experiences and communal beliefs about the forces of nature. Powell’s analysis encourages readers to appreciate the depth of Native American mythologies and their significance in shaping cultural identity and philosophical thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Indian mythology -- North America E011 Text Native America Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 155378 2025-06-09T04:35:59.002500 text/html 153097 2007-04-11T13:01:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 53131 2007-04-11T13:04:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141064 2025-06-09T04:36:05.666467 application/epub+zip 140326 2025-06-09T04:36:02.402463 application/epub+zip 118744 2025-06-09T04:36:01.103454 application/epub+zip 325978 2025-06-09T04:36:08.074431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310412 2025-06-09T04:36:04.882448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143761 2022-09-10T05:26:15.814060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135685 2025-06-09T04:35:58.586471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135785 2007-04-11T13:01:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 49617 2007-04-11T13:04:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 135559 2007-04-11T13:03:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49512 2007-04-11T13:04:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 135609 2007-04-11T13:03:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49441 2007-04-11T13:04:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22744 2025-06-09T04:36:08.216429 application/rdf+xml 20058 2025-06-09T04:36:01.678447 image/jpeg 4442 2025-06-09T04:36:01.386467 image/jpeg 137686 2025-06-09T04:35:59.018479 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