The Myths of the New World: A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of AmericaBrinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
Religion
The Myths of the New World: A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison)
Indian mythology; Indians -- Folklore
Zamna, culture hero of Mayas, 93, 183, 188
Zapotecs, 183
ERRATA.
Page 31, note, for "_Ureinbewohner_" read "_Ureinwohner_."[TN-30]
" 101, line 10 from bottom, _for_ "clouds" _read_ "clods."
" 145, note 1, _for_ "Gomara" _read_ "Gumilla."
Transcriber's Note
The following typographical errors were noted in the original text.
Page Error
TN-1 57 the Inds. p. should read the Inds., p.
TN-2 89 Orstnamen should read Ortsnamen
TN-3 115 o should read of
TN-4 134 knaws should read gnaws
TN-5 140 extingish should read extinguish
TN-6 144 fn. 2 Reconnoissance was spelled this way in the title of
original publication, quoted correctly
TN-7 158 fn. 3 Hist du Mexique should read Hist. du Mexique
TN-8 162 wizzard should read wizard
TN-9 218 foreboding shave should read forebodings have
TN-10 223 fn. 2 yelk should read yolk
TN-11 226 fn. 2 _above_ should read above
TN-12 234 after.world should read after world
TN-13 248 scimetar should read scimitar
TN-14 251 Xibilha should read Xibalba
TN-15 258 supersitions should read superstitions
TN-16 278 drunkeness should read drunkenness
TN-17 294 fees should read frees or feeds?
TN-18 300 give should read gives
TN-19 303 (and elsewhere) 58 n. refers to footnote 57-3, the
continued text of this footnote was printed on p. 58 in
the original book
TN-20 304 (and elsewhere) 84 n. refers to footnote 83-3, the
continued text of this footnote was printed on p. 84 in
the original book
TN-21 304 Cupay should read Çupay
TN-22 304 a a symbol should read a symbol
TN-23 304 Eldorado should read El Dorado
TN-24 305 291, n. should read 291 n.
TN-25 305 28 n. refers to footnote 27-2, the continued text of this
footnote was printed on p. 28 in the original book
TN-26 306 Nez Percés should read Nez Percés,
TN-27 306 152 sq, should read 152 sq.,
TN-28 306 _See_ Peru, Incas should read See _Peru_, _Incas_
TN-29 306 Teatihuacan should read Teotihuacan
TN-30 307 Ureinbewohner was not found in the text
The following words were inconsistently spelled:
Mannacicas / Mannicicas
Percès / Percés
Quiché / Quiche
rôle / role
Tamöi / Tamoi
The following words were inconsistently hyphenated:
Aka-kanet / Akakanet
Ama-livaca / Amalivaca
child-birth / childbirth
Teo-tihuacan / Teotihuacan
under-world / underworld
Ur-religionen / Urreligionen
Yoalli-ehecatl / Yoalliehecatl
Other inconsistencies
Titles of works referred to in the footnotes are occasionally not
italicized. Author names of the works referred to in the footnotes are
occasionally italicized.
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