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The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 3, Myths and Languages / The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 — Hubert Howe Bancroft

The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 3, Myths and Languages / The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3

Hubert Howe Bancroft

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 841 pages

This third volume of Hubert Howe Bancroft's historical survey of the Native Races of the Pacific States gathers myths and linguistic materials from Indigenous peoples of western North America. It compiles and compares stories, beliefs, and vocabularies as recorded in the nineteenth century, making it useful for readers interested in early ethnography and the history of anthropology.

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Contents

  1. THE NATIVE RACES. Vol. III. MYTHS AND LANGUAGES.
  2. CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME.
  3. CHAPTER I. SPEECH AND SPECULATION.
  4. CHAPTER II. ORIGIN AND END OF THINGS.
  5. CHAPTER III. PHYSICAL MYTHS.
  6. CHAPTER IV. ANIMAL MYTHOLOGY.
  7. CHAPTER V. GODS, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, AND WORSHIP.
  8. CHAPTER VI. GODS, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, AND WORSHIP.
  9. CHAPTER VII. GODS, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, AND WORSHIP.
  10. CHAPTER VIII. GODS, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, AND WORSHIP.
  11. CHAPTER IX. GODS, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, AND WORSHIP.
  12. CHAPTER X. GODS, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, AND WORSHIP.
  13. CHAPTER XI. GODS, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, AND WORSHIP.
  14. CHAPTER XII. FUTURE STATE.
  15. CHAPTER I. GENERAL REMARKS.
  16. CHAPTER II. HYPERBOREAN LANGUAGES.
  17. CHAPTER III. COLUMBIAN LANGUAGES.
  18. CHAPTER IV. CALIFORNIAN LANGUAGES.
  19. CHAPTER V. SHOSHONE LANGUAGES.
  20. CHAPTER VI. THE PUEBLO, COLORADO RIVER, AND LOWER CALIFORNIA LANGUAGES.
  21. CHAPTER VII. THE PIMA, ÓPATA, AND CERI LANGUAGES.
  22. CHAPTER VIII. NORTH MEXICAN LANGUAGES.
  23. CHAPTER IX. THE AZTEC AND OTOMÍ LANGUAGES.
  24. CHAPTER X. LANGUAGES OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MEXICO.
  25. CHAPTER XI. THE MAYA-QUICHÉ LANGUAGES.
  26. CHAPTER XII. LANGUAGES OF HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, AND THE ISTHMUS OF DARIEN.
  27. FOOTNOTES
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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