Sacred bundles of the Sac and Fox Indians.
Series: Anthropological publications ;
Publisher: AMS Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Sauk Indians -- Religion.; Fox Indians -- Religion.; Medicine bundles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia : University Museum, 1914. (Anthropological publications / University of Pennsylvania, the University Museum ; v. 4, no. 2)
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PAGE; title: INTRODUCTION 125; title: The Fetish 127; title: The Amulet 127; title: The Charm 127; title: The Sacred Bundle 128; title: SKETCH OF SAC AND FOX CULTURE 130; title: THE BUNDLES 132; title: HISTORICAL REFERENCES 134; title: MYTHS OF ORIGIN 136; title: CLASSIFICATION AND USE OF BUNDLES 156; title: Uses 156; title: Storage 158; title: Rules 159; title: CEREMONIES 160; title: WAR BUNDLES 167; title: Detailed Description 171; title: A Fox "War Medicine" 209; title: MEDICINE BUNDLES 211; title: General Medicine Bundles 211; title: Fetish Bundles 227; title: Good-Will Bundle 239; title: Gambling Bundle 242; title: Hunting Bundles 243; title: Medicine Against Witchcraft 248; title: Witch Bundle 248; title: SEPARATE AMULETS 251; title: APPENDIX 253