The Lenâpé and Their Legends. Daniel G. Brinton

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       Daniel G. Brinton

      The Lenâpé and Their Legends

      With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity

      Published by Good Press, 2021

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      EAN 4057664620835

Table of Contents

       PREFACE.

       CHAPTER I.

       § 1. The Algonkin Stock .

       § 2. The Iroquois Stock .

       CHAPTER II.

       The Confederated Tribes.

       The Mohegans.

       The Nanticokes .

       The Conoys.

       The Shawnees .

       The Sapoonees .

       The Assiwikales .

       CHAPTER III

       Derivation of Lenni Lenape .

       The Lenape Sub-Tribes.

       The Totemic Animals.

       The New Jersey Lenape.

       Political Constitution .

       Agriculture and Food Resources .

       House Building.

       Manufactures .

       Paints and Dyes .

       Dogs .

       Interments .

       Computation of Time.

       Pictographic Signs .

       Record Sticks .

       Moral and Mental Character.

       Religious Beliefs .

       Doctrine of the Soul .

       The Native Priests.

       Religious Ceremonies.

       CHAPTER IV.

       § 1. Literature of the Lenape Tongue.

       § 2. General Remarks on the Lenape.

       § 3. Dialects of the Lenape.

       § 4. Special Structure of the Lenape.

       CHAPTER V.

       § 1. The Lenape as "Women".

       § 2. Historic Migrations of the Lenape .

       § 3. Missionary Efforts in the Provinces of New Jersey and Pennsylvania .

       CHAPTER VI.

       Cosmogonical and Culture Myths.

       National Traditions.

       CHAPTER VII.

       Rafinesque and his Writings.

       History of the Walam Olum.

       Discovery of the Walam Olum.

       Was it a Forgery?

       Phonetic System.

       Metrical Form.

       Pictographic System

       Derivation of Walam