Project Gutenberg 2012-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 470 Curtin, Jeremiah 1835 1906 99000024 Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Creation Myths of Primitive America" by Jeremiah Curtin is a collection of ethnographic narratives written in the late 19th century. This work explores the rich tapestry of creation myths from various indigenous cultures in America, detailing their perspectives on the origin of the world, nature, and humanity. The book likely emphasizes the spiritual and religious significance of these myths in the greater context of human belief systems. The opening of this work presents a comprehensive introduction to the creation myths of primitive America, detailing their narrative structure and thematic elements. Curtin discusses the dual worlds that are described in many myths: one of peace and harmony in a world before creation and another filled with conflict and transformation, whereby the first people metamorphosed into various elements of the natural world. The section also introduces key characters and motifs, such as the transformation of the first people into animals and the roles of significant deities like Olelbis, who oversees creation and the continuous cycle of life. Overall, this introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration of individual myths and their cultural implications in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39106/39106-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 91.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Folklore Indian mythology -- North America Creation -- Mythology E011 Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 886966 2025-08-16T04:01:13.467042 text/html 930028 2012-03-11T12:41:54 text/html 422072 2025-08-16T04:01:25.324457 application/epub+zip 429763 2025-08-16T04:01:15.747989 application/epub+zip 350278 2025-08-16T04:01:14.620015 application/epub+zip 677468 2025-08-16T04:01:31.892465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595100 2025-08-16T04:01:23.859522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515067 2022-09-18T03:32:30.391224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776047 2025-08-16T04:01:10.837019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 775879 2012-03-11T12:41:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 775774 2012-03-11T12:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21191 2025-08-16T04:01:32.058437 application/rdf+xml 9410 2025-08-16T04:01:14.752992 image/jpeg 1700 2025-08-16T04:01:14.687999 image/jpeg 266545 2012-03-11T12:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 266337 2012-03-11T12:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 394449 2012-03-11T12:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 390988 2025-08-16T04:01:13.542060 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