书城公版New Collected Rhymes
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第5章 NON-ARYAN MYTHS OF THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD AND OF

Confusions of myth--Various origins of man and of things--Myths of Australia, Andaman Islands, Bushmen, Ovaherero, Namaquas, Zulus, Hurons, Iroquois, Diggers, Navajoes, Winnebagoes, Chaldaeans, Thlinkeets, Pacific Islanders, Maoris, Aztecs, Peruvians--Similarity of ideas pervading all those peoples in various conditions of society and culture.