Introduction to Seneca Fiction Legends And Myths volume 1
Introduction to Seneca Fiction Legends And Myths volume 1
Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906
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Liv, Boston, 1894. •Ibid. , p. XV. •Ibid. , p. Xvi. ♦Ibid. , pp. XUx-L HEW l^] INTRODUCTION 57 To sum up, we may say, that the Indian tales reveal to us a whole system of religion, philosophy, and social polity. . . . Those tales form a complete series. The whole mental and social life of the race to which they belong is evident in them. ' The results to be obtained from a comparison of systems of thought like the Indian and the Gaelic would be great, if made thoroughly. If extended to all race...s, such a comparison would render possible a history of the human mind in a form such as few men at present even dream of, — a history with a basis as firm as that which lies under geology. . . . We must make large additions indeed to our knowledge of primitive peoples. We must complete the work begun in America. . . . The undertaking is arduous, and there is need to engage in it promptly. The forces of civilized society, at present, are destroying on all sides, not saving that which is precious in primitive.
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