. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . run-ning through the whole. The Asi-atic derivation of the Indian races,or at least their common descentwith the Asiatics, is strongly in-dicated in the identical religioustheory and practices of each. True,the American religions were differ-entiated some
. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . run-ning through the whole. The Asi-atic derivation of the Indian races,or at least their common descentwith the Asiatics, is strongly in-dicated in the identical religioustheory and practices of each. True,the American religions were differ-entiated somewhat, but the sameShamanic character which we havefound in the theory and practiceof the Northeastern Asiatics, andalso among the Polynesian Mongoloids,.prevailed in the American forests andby our rivers and lakes. Nearly all of our aborigines recog-nized in the first place the existence ofCult of the great a great spirit, ruler, and pos-rdrtnemmeeddre sibly creator of all things cine man. an(J aH men. To him were due worship and sacrifice. Noneof the tribes failed to observe religious ceremonies. The making of offeringsby fire was common, though such sacri-fices were generally to be witnessed onlyin cases of emergency. There was nopriesthood. The only character ap-proaching the priest was the medicineman. lie it was who preserved the. MEDICINE MAN OF THE ALGONQUINS IN THE CHARACTER OFTHE EVIL SPIRIT. charms, amulets, and all the supersti-tious apparatus of his people. Suchcharms and fetiches, including incanta-tions, prayers, and the like, were by theIndians called medicine, and for thisreason the person who officiated assoothsayer and superstitious practitionerfor the tribe was called the medicineman. He was not so much a doctor ashe was a prophet, a fortune teller, a 492 GREAT RACES OE MANKIND. dispenser of charms, and a depositary oftribal idolatries and superstitions. The Indians did not rely upon theirgreat spirit so much as they did oncharms and local deities forwelfare
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