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Taboo and the Perils of the Soul

New York and London

MacMillan and Co.

1911

Contents

[Preface.]
[Chapter I. The Burden Of Royalty.]
[§ 1. Royal and Priestly Taboos.]
[§ 2. Divorce of the Spiritual from the Temporal Power.]
[Chapter II. The Perils Of The Soul.]
[§ 1. The Soul as a Mannikin.]
[§ 2. Absence and Recall of the Soul.]
[§ 3. The Soul as a Shadow and a Reflection.]
[Chapter III. Tabooed Acts.]
[§ 1. Taboos on Intercourse with Strangers.]
[§ 2. Taboos on Eating and Drinking.]
[§ 3. Taboos on shewing the Face.]
[§ 4. Taboos on quitting the House.]
[§ 5. Taboos on leaving Food over.]
[Chapter IV. Tabooed Persons.]
[§ 1. Chiefs and Kings tabooed.]
[§ 2. Mourners tabooed.]
[§ 3. Women tabooed at Menstruation and Childbirth.]
[§ 4. Warriors tabooed.]
[§ 5. Manslayers tabooed.]
[§ 6. Hunters and Fishers tabooed.]
[Chapter V. Tabooed Things.]
[§ 1. The Meaning of Taboo.]
[§ 2. Iron tabooed.]
[§ 3. Sharp Weapons tabooed.]
[§ 4. Blood tabooed.]
[§ 5. The Head tabooed.]
[§ 6. Hair tabooed.]
[§ 7. Ceremonies at Hair-cutting.]
[§ 8. Disposal of Cut Hair and Nails.]
[§ 9. Spittle tabooed.]
[§ 10. Foods tabooed.]
[§ 11. Knots and Rings tabooed.]
[Chapter VI. Tabooed Words.]
[§ 1. Personal Names tabooed.]
[§ 2. Names of Relations tabooed.]
[§ 3. Names of the Dead tabooed.]
[§ 4. Names of Kings and other Sacred Persons tabooed.]
[§ 5. Names of Gods tabooed.]
[§ 6. Common Words tabooed.]
[Chapter VII. Our Debt To The Savage.]
[Note. Not To Step Over Persons And Things.]
[Index.]
[Footnotes]

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