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Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee
James Mooney · Native American · 1891 CE
Translated by James Mooney (1891)
53 chapters
Healing chants, hunting prayers, and love incantations from the Cherokee medicine men.
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Contents
- 1Introduction
- 2How the Formulas Were Obtained
- 3The Swimmer Manuscript
- 4The Gatigwanasti Manuscript
- 5The Gahuni Manuscript
- 6The Inâli Manuscript
- 7Other Manuscripts
- 8The Kanâheta Ani-Tsalagi Eti
- 9Character of the Formulas — the Cherokee Religion
- 10The Origin of Disease and Medicine
- 11Theory of Disease — Animals, Ghosts, Witches
- 12Selected List of Plants Used
- 13Medical Practice
- 14Illustration of the Tabu
- 15Neglect of Sanitary Regulations
- 16The Sweat Bath-Bleeding — Rubbing — Bathing
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