rapid diffusion of Christianity in, ix. 420 sq.;
the Celts in, xi. 89;
cure for possession by an evil spirit in, xi. 186;
creeping through rifted rocks in, xi. 189
Asiatic goddesses of love and fertility, their lewd worship, i. 37;
served by eunuch priests, v. 269 sq.
Asin, Indian month, iv. 279
Asongtata, an annual ceremony performed by the Garos of Assam, ix. 208
Asopus, the river, ii. 140, 141, v. 81
“A-souling,” custom of, in England, vi. 79