Record #:

29109

Author(s):

Corkran, David H.

Abstract:

The parallels between cultures of American Indians groups and native Asian peoples are highlighted through shared religious mythology and related linguistic patterns. The importance of the serpent and turtle as symbols in both cultures are discussed in depth along with the Flood myth or archetype. Also discussed are the consonant sounds present in the words water and serpent and their presence in the languages of Asiatic peoples and American Indians. One group highlighted in connection to the Asiatic cultures is the Cherokee of the Eastern United States.

Source:

Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 14 Issue , Oct 1962, p19-26

Subject(s):

Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Language; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Religion and mythology; Cherokee Indians--History; Linguistics