Project Gutenberg 2016-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 124 Forsman, Jaakko 1839 1899 Forsman, Jaakko Oskar Forsman, Jacob Oscar‏ Forsman, Jakob Oskar Tietoja maailman kansoista, heidän tavoista, uskonnoista ja vaiheista E-text prepared by Jari Koivisto "TIETOJA MAAILMAN KANSOISTA, HEIDÄN TAVOISTA, USKONNOISTA JA VAIHEISTA" by J. O. Forsman is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the origins, customs, religions, and histories of different peoples across the world. It offers a comprehensive examination of humanity's development, beginning from early civilizations to contemporary societies. The opening of the text introduces the concept of humanity's division into various groups based on geographical, cultural, and physical characteristics. Forsman discusses the five major human races and their unique traits, such as the Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Ethiopian, American, and Malayan groups. He delves into the origins of humanity according to religious texts, particularly those in the Bible, and examines how environmental factors, societal needs, and innovations have shaped human development over time. The section emphasizes the interconnectedness of different cultures while also detailing their distinct practices and histories, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of various nations in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 24.7 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Ethnology GN Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 230652 2025-09-21T07:55:28.585770 text/html 230468 230402 2024-10-22T06:23:28.478102 2023-09-23T04:42:15.651436 text/html text/html 181863 2025-09-21T07:55:35.329776 application/epub+zip 184929 2025-09-21T07:55:32.226793 application/epub+zip 152645 2025-09-21T07:55:30.966768 application/epub+zip 470797 2025-09-21T07:55:37.594815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459855 2025-09-21T07:55:34.512740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410265 2022-09-24T04:56:16.188842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216780 2025-09-21T07:55:28.321851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196842 2024-10-23T01:07:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16938 2025-09-21T07:55:37.712724 application/rdf+xml 27044 2025-09-21T07:55:31.457778 image/jpeg 4776 2025-09-21T07:55:31.207759 image/jpeg 186931 2025-09-21T07:55:28.605763 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 fi.wikipedia