The Dawn of History
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Norse mythology and primitive belief

The Dawn of History

Charles Francis Keary1878
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An exploration of early Indo-European mythology and its relationship to historical migrations. Keary examines the mythological traditions of ancient peoples including Greeks, Romans, Teutons, Celts, and Indo-Iranians, arguing that myths preserve memories of prehistoric migrations and cultural contact. The work traces the development of myth from primitive nature worship through the formation of complex pantheons, using comparative mythology to reconstruct early Aryan history and religious development.

Also known asCharles Francis Keary - The Dawn of History · The The Dawn of History
This edition1878
EditionLondon: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1878. First Edition.
Comparative MythologyCreation MythsMythologyClassical mythologyVictorian mythology scholarshipritual documentationComparative ReligionGreek MythologyWestern Anthropological / FolklorePre-historic StudiesNorse mythology

Contents30 chapters

  1. 01THE DAWN OF HISTORY:
  2. 02PREFACE.
  3. 03PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
  4. 04CONTENTS.
  5. 05THE DAWN OF HISTORY. CHAPTER I. THE EARLIEST TRACES OF MAN.
  6. 06CHAPTER II. THE SECOND STONE AGE.
  7. 07CHAPTER III. THE GROWTH OF LANGUAGE.
  8. 08CHAPTER IV. FAMILIES OF LANGUAGE.
  9. 09CHAPTER V. THE NATIONS OF THE OLD WORLD.
  10. 10CHAPTER VI. EARLY SOCIAL LIFE.
  11. 11CHAPTER VII. THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY.
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII. RELIGION.
  13. 13CHAPTER IX. ARYAN RELIGIONS.
  14. 14CHAPTER X. THE OTHER WORLD.
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. MYTHOLOGIES AND FOLK-TALES.
  16. 16CHAPTER XII. PICTURE-WRITING.
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. PHONETIC WRITING.
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. CONCLUSION.
  19. 19APPENDIX. NOTES AND AUTHORITIES.
  20. 20CHAPTERS I. AND II.
  21. 21CHAPTERS III. AND IV.
  22. 22CHAPTER V.
  23. 23CHAPTERS VI. AND VII.
  24. 24CHAPTERS VIII.-XI.
  25. 25CHAPTERS XII. AND XIII.
  26. 26CHAPTER XIV.
  27. 27INDEX.
  28. 28THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  29. 29"Cover"
  30. 30The Project Gutenberg eBook of By The Dawn of History, by C. F. Keary.

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