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Washo Religion

by Downs James F

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Washo Religion

By

James F. Downs

University of California Publications

Anthropological Records

Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 365-386

Editors (Berkeley): J. H. Rowe, R. F. Millon, D. M. Schneider

Submitted by editors September 16, 1960

Issued June 16, 1961

Price, 75 cents

University of California Press

Berkeley and Los Angeles

California

Cambridge University Press

London, England


Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@31429@[email protected]#toc5" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Mythology
  • Water Babies
  • The Giants
  • The Coyote And Other Figures
  • Curing And Shamanism (2469-2541)
  • Noncurative Use Of Power (2567-2593)
  • Divining And Rainmaking (2553-2556, 2566)
  • Objects Of Power
  • Sorcery And Witchcraft (2562-2564)
  • War Power
  • Summary Of Shamanism
  • Dreams And Dreamers (2566)
  • Ritual Activities
  • Conception And Contraception
  • Birth (2178-2293)
  • Puberty: Girls (2305-2352)
  • Puberty: Boys (2379-2386, 369-374)
  • Marriage (2018-2051)
  • Death (2389-2453)
  • Ritual In Subsistence
  • Hunting
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    href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@31429@[email protected]#toc47" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Fishing (252a-296)
  • Miscellaneous Concepts About Hunting And Fishing
  • Gathering
  • Miscellaneous Ritual
  • Influence Of Christianity
  • Bibliography
  • Footnotes