Motif
Pre-human race of powerful beings
pre_human_race_of_powerful_beings
A motif of the Divine Race and Arrival of the Gods family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
chaco amerindian
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An Unknown People in an Unknown Land: An Account of the Life and Customs of the Lengua Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco TEACHER AND PUPIL / TEACHER AND PUPIL / TEACHER AND PUPIL / TEACHER AND PUPIL; lines 9287-9328 confidence: medium
The author says the Indian theory that a race of powerful beings preceded humankind tallied in the main with the missionaries' own view, and that they accepted belief in powerful and numerous spiritual hosts.
The passage reports an Indian theory that a race of powerful beings had preceded humankind.
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