Note 1902 — V.

The whole question of comparative mythology involves in its broad aspects the subject of American myths. The literature of this general kind is large, but reference may be made to Girard de Rialle’s La Mythologie Comparée (Paris, 1878); for the idea of God, Dawson’s Fossil Men, ch. 9 and 10; Lubbock’s Origin of Civilization, ch. 4, 5, 6; J. P. Lesley’s Man’s origin and destiny, ch. 10; and for the geographical distribution of myths, Tylor’s Early Hist. of Mankind, ch. 12; Max Müller’s Chips, vol. ii.; and in a general way, Brinton’s Religious sentiment, its source and aim (N. Y., 1876). Reference may also be made to Joly’s Man before Metals, ch. 7; Dabry de Thiersant’s Origine des indiens (Paris, 1883); and G. Brühl’s Culturvölker Alt-Amerikas (Cincinnati, 1876-78), ch. 10 and 19. Brinton (Myths, 210) tracks the Deluge myth among the Indians, and Bancroft gives many instances of it (Native Races, v., index). Brinton thinks a paper by Charencey, “Le Déluge d’après les traditions indiennes de l’Amérique du Nord,” in the Revue Américaine, a help for its extracts, but complains of its uncritical spirit.