CONTENTS.


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[Introduction] 9
[Cosmogony] 26
[Cult societies] 69
[Theurgistic rites] 73
[Rain ceremonial of the Snake society] 76
[Rain ceremonial of the Giant society] 91
[Four nights’ ceremonial of the Giant society for the healing of a sick boy] 97
[Rain ceremonial of the Knife society] 101
[Society of the Quer´ränna] 112
[Rain ceremonial of the Quer´ränna society] 113
[Other societies] 116
[Society of the cougar] 118
[Society of Warriors] 121
[Songs] 123
[A rain song of the Shū´wi Chai´än (Snake society)] 123
[A song of the Shū´wi Chai´än (Snake society) for healing the sick] 125
[A rain song of the Sko´yo Chai´än (Giant society)] 126
[A song of the Sko´yo Chai´än (Giant society) for healing the sick] 127
[A rain song of the Hĭis´tiän Chai´än (Knife society)] 128
[Portion of a rain song of the Hĭs´tiän Chai´än (Knife society)] 129
[A rain song of the Quer´ränna Chai´än] 130
[Prayer for sick infant] 130
[Childbirth] 132
[Mortuary customs and beliefs] 143
[Myths] 146
[The Coyote encounters disappointment] 147
[The Coyote and the Cougar] 154
[The Coyote and the Rattlesnake] 156
[The Skátona] 157