Project Gutenberg 2005-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 215 Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) 1837 1899 Brinton, D. G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton, Daniel Garrison Rig Veda Americanus Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, Ben Beasley and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Rig Veda Americanus" by Daniel G. Brinton is a scholarly publication from the late 19th century that compiles a selection of sacred hymns from ancient Mexican religious literature, presented in their original Nahuatl language along with a glossary and paraphrase. The work aims to preserve and make accessible texts that reflect the genuine spirit of pre-Columbian indigenous beliefs, shedding light on their mythology and linguistic forms, which remain vital for historians and linguists alike. The opening of the work includes a detailed preface where Brinton discusses the significance of presenting these hymns, which he likens to the "Rig Veda" of Aryan culture, emphasizing their ancient origins and the challenges of translating their mystical meanings. It also outlines the historical context, highlighting the contributions of Bernardino de Sahagun, a 16th-century missionary who compiled much of the material regarding Aztec culture and religion. The hymns that follow, such as the "Hymn of Huitzilopochtli" and "War Song of the Huitznahuac," celebrate various deities and provide insights into rituals and societal values of the time, although the text acknowledges the complexities and obscurities in translating these profound religious expressions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en nah Nahuatl poetry PM Text Paganism Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 223865 223866 2024-10-06T15:34:51.672169 2023-09-07T05:38:12.600216 text/html text/html 213250 2020-12-19T10:46:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1730619 2020-12-19T10:46:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1908472 2024-10-06T15:35:02.749111 application/epub+zip 1907414 2024-10-06T15:34:55.851141 application/epub+zip 124092 2024-10-06T15:34:54.022136 application/epub+zip 2119861 2024-10-06T15:35:08.728110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2037033 2024-10-06T15:35:01.271123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265563 2022-09-07T19:23:10.790799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124031 123952 2024-10-06T15:34:49.981154 2023-09-07T05:38:11.168186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 123831 2020-12-19T10:46:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45524 2020-12-19T10:46:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 123828 2020-12-19T10:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45429 2020-12-19T10:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22214 2024-10-06T15:35:08.891058 application/rdf+xml 14639 2024-10-06T15:34:54.625158 image/jpeg 3613 2024-10-06T15:34:54.324134 image/jpeg 1811048 2024-10-06T15:34:51.737192 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia