1667 Brerewood LINGUISTICS Diversity of Language Voyages American Pagans Indians

1667 Brerewood LINGUISTICS Diversity of Language Voyages American Pagans Indians

Edward Brerewood was a 16^th-century English known for his famous book ‘Enquiries Touching the Diversity of Languages and Religion’. This book was one of the most important and influential books on the origin of language and linguistics. This work; however, was not without controversy. Brerewood theorized that Native Americans were decedents of Russian Turks; a notion that was not well-received by all linguists.

According to Bell,

“Besides presenting the religions of the world and the areas dominated by them, Brerewood discusses the size and populations of little-known regions and even speculates on the size of the Great Southern Continent.”

This work also features reports on the New World religious practices discovered by Spanish and Portuguese explorers. (Alden). Brerewood identifies many of the worshipers  encountered in South America as pagan idolaters and sought to determine where the majority of Christians lived in the New World.

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BREREWOOD, Edward

Recherches curievses sur la diversité des langues & religions en toutes les principales parties du monde

Paris : Chez O. de Varennes, 1667.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages

o   [22], 329, [1]

• References: Sabin 7732; Alden 622; James F Bell B 489;
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~7in X 4.75in (18cm x 12cm)

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