The History of the American Indians Particularly those Nations Adjoining to the Mississippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- A History of the North American Indians, their customs, & c. Observations on their colour, shape, temper, and dress
- Observations on the origin and descent of the Indians
- Argument I Their division into tribes
- Argument II Their worship of Jehovab
- Argument III Their notions of a theocracy
- Argument IV Their belief in the ministration of angels
- Argument V Their language and dialects
- Argument VI Their manner of counting time
- Argument VII Their prophets and high priests
- Argument VIII Their festivals, fasts, and religious rites
- Argument IX Their daily sacrifice
- Argument X Their ablutions and anointings
- Argument XI Their laws of uncleanness
- Argument XII Their abstinence from unclean things
- Argument XIII Their marriages, divorces, and punishment of adultery
- Argument XIV Their several punishments
- Argument XV Their cities of refuge
- Argument XVI Their purifications, and ceremonies preparatory to war
- Argument XVII Their ornaments
- Argument XVIII Their manner of curing the sick
- Argument XIX Their burial of the dead
- Argument XX Their mourning for their dead
- Argument XXI Their raising seed to a deceased brother
- Argument XXII Their choice of names adapted to their circumstances and the times
- Argument XXIII Their own traditions, the accounts of our English writers, and the testimonies which the Spanish and other authors have given, concerning the primitive inhabitants of Peru and Mexico
- An Account of the Katahba, Cheerake, Muskoghe or Creeks, Choktab, and Chikkasah Nations: with occasional remarks on their Laws, and the Conduct of our Governors, Superintendents, Missionaries, &c
- General Observations on the North-American Indians
- APPENDIX
Argument XIX - Their burial of the dead
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- A History of the North American Indians, their customs, & c. Observations on their colour, shape, temper, and dress
- Observations on the origin and descent of the Indians
- Argument I Their division into tribes
- Argument II Their worship of Jehovab
- Argument III Their notions of a theocracy
- Argument IV Their belief in the ministration of angels
- Argument V Their language and dialects
- Argument VI Their manner of counting time
- Argument VII Their prophets and high priests
- Argument VIII Their festivals, fasts, and religious rites
- Argument IX Their daily sacrifice
- Argument X Their ablutions and anointings
- Argument XI Their laws of uncleanness
- Argument XII Their abstinence from unclean things
- Argument XIII Their marriages, divorces, and punishment of adultery
- Argument XIV Their several punishments
- Argument XV Their cities of refuge
- Argument XVI Their purifications, and ceremonies preparatory to war
- Argument XVII Their ornaments
- Argument XVIII Their manner of curing the sick
- Argument XIX Their burial of the dead
- Argument XX Their mourning for their dead
- Argument XXI Their raising seed to a deceased brother
- Argument XXII Their choice of names adapted to their circumstances and the times
- Argument XXIII Their own traditions, the accounts of our English writers, and the testimonies which the Spanish and other authors have given, concerning the primitive inhabitants of Peru and Mexico
- An Account of the Katahba, Cheerake, Muskoghe or Creeks, Choktab, and Chikkasah Nations: with occasional remarks on their Laws, and the Conduct of our Governors, Superintendents, Missionaries, &c
- General Observations on the North-American Indians
- APPENDIX
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- The History of the American IndiansParticularly those Nations Adjoining to the Mississippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia, pp. 177 - 185Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013First published in: 1775