reason for killing the, iv. 9 sq.;
in China, ix. 117 sq.
Mana, supernatural or magical power in Melanesia, i. 111 n. 2, 227, 228 n. 1, 339
Manahiki, South Pacific, women after childbirth not allowed to handle food in, iii. 147;
rejoicings at the appearance of the Pleiades in, vii. 312 sq.
Manasseh, King of Judah, his sacrifice of his children, iv. 170
Manchu dynasty, the life-tree of the, xi. 167 sq.
Mandai river, the Dyaks of the, ii. 40
Mandalay, human sacrifices at gateways of, iii. 90;