The popular religion and folk-lore of northern India (Volume 2 of 2)

About this eBook

Author

Crooke, William, 1848-1923

Title

The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Tree worship -- India

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43682

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43682

Release Date

September 10, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.THE EVIL EYE AND THE SCARING OF GHOSTS. — Gold and Silver Protectives. — Copper and Brass Protectives. — Coral and Marine Products Protectives. — Precious Stones Protectives. — Beads Protectives. — Blood a Protective. — Incense. — Spittle. — Salt. — Salutation. — The Separable Soul: Waving. — Blacksmith, Respect for. — Water. — Grain. — Urad. — Barley. — Sesamum. — Sheaves. — Milk. — Colours. — Grasses. — Tattooing. — Garlic. — Glass. — Gonds: Procedure in Cases of Fascination. — Amulets. — The Ring, Bracelet, and Knotted Cord. — Face-covering. — Omens. — Numbers. — Bodily Functions. — Lucky and Unlucky Days. — Facilitating Departure of and Barring the Ghost. — The Funeral Feast. — Mutilation a Sign of Mourning. — Respect Paid to Hair. — Food for the Dead. — Articles left with the Corpse. — The Fly as a Life Index. — Recalling the Ghost. — Ashes. — Replacing Household Vessels. — Funeral Rites in Effigy. — Ghosts Lengthening Themselves. — Kindly Ghosts. — Tree Ghosts. — The Brahmaparusha. — The Jâk and Jâknî. — Ghosts which Protect Cattle. — Bugaboos.
4. 4.TREE AND SERPENT WORSHIP. — The Karam Tree. — The Fig Tree. — The Sâl. — The Shîsham. — The Jand. — The Aonla. — The Mahua. — The Cotton Tree. — The Nîm. — The Cocoanut. — The Mimosa. — The Plantain. — The Pomegranate. — The Tamarind. — The Siras. — The Mango. — The Tulasî. — The Palâsa. — The Bel. — The Bamboo. — The Sandal. — The Birch. — Other Sacred Trees. — Tree Marriages. — Tree and Serpent Worship. — Seshanâga. — Snake Shrines. — The Snake Gods. — The Sinhas. — Connection of Snakes with Ancestor-worship. — Deified Snake Heroes. — Snake Treasure Guardians. — Powers of Snakes in Folk-lore. — Modern Snake-worship. — Cure of Snake-bite. — The Snake in Folk-lore. — Snakes and Euphemism. — The Snake Jewel. — The Rainbow and the Snake. — The Household Snake.
5. 5.TOTEMISM AND FETISHISM. — Origin of Totemism. — Stocks Named from Animals, Plants, etc. — Totem Names among the Drâvidians. — The Panjâb Snake Tribe. — Totemism in Proper Names. — Descent from the Totem. — Special Respect Paid to the Totem. — The Devak. — The Vâhanas and Avatâras. — The Boar as a Totem. — Fetishism Defined. — Fetishism Illustrated in Afghânistân. — The Lorik Legend. — The Mirzapur Version. — Jirâyâ Bhavânî. — Village Fetish Stones. — Human Sacrifice among the Indo-Aryans. — Human Sacrifice in the Folk-tales. — Human Sacrifice in Modern Times. — Survivals of Human Sacrifice. — Human Sacrifice and Buildings. — Modifications of Human Sacrifice. — Momiâî. — The Dânapurwâla Sâhib. — Fetish Stones. — Fetishes among the Santâls. — Fetish Stones which Cure Disease. — Fetish Stones the Abode of Spirits. — Family Fetishes. — Tool Fetishes. — Weapons and Implement Fetishes. — The Corn-sieve. — The Broom. — The Rice-pounder. — The Plough. — Fire. — Origin of Fire-worship. — The Sacred Fire. — The Fire-drill. — The Muhammadan Sacred Fire. — Volcanic Fire; Will-o’-the-Wisp. — The Tomb Fetish. — Miscellaneous Fetishes.
6. 6.ANIMAL-WORSHIP. — Origin of Animal-worship. — Horse-worship. — Modern Horse-worship. — The Worship of the Ass. — The Lion. — The Tiger. — Tiger-worship among the Jungle Races. — Bâgh Deo, the Tiger Godling. — Magical Powers of Dead Tigers. — Tigers, Propitiation of. — Tiger-worship among the Gonds. — Men Metamorphosed into Tigers. — Dog-worship. — Dog-worship: Bhairon. — Dogs in Folk-lore: The Bethgelert Legend. — The Goat. — Goat and Totemism. — Cow and Bull Worship. — Respect for the Cow Modern. — Origin of Cow-worship. — Cow-worship: Its Later Development. — Re-birth through the Cow. — Respect Paid to the Cow. — Modern Cow-worship. — Feeling against Cow-killing. — Bull-worship among Banjâras. — Superstitions about Cattle. — The Buffalo. — The Antelope. — The Elephant. — The Cat. — The Rat and Mouse. — The Squirrel. — The Bear. — The Jackal. — The Hare. — Birds: The Crow. — The Hand of Glory. — The Fowl. — The Dove and Pigeon. — The Goose or Swan. — Sundry Sacred Birds. — The Hoopoe. — The Woodpecker. — The Peacock. — The Pheasant. — The Kite. — The Partridge. — The Parrot. — The Alligator. — Fish. — The Fish in Folk-lore. — The Eel. — The Tortoise. — The Frog. — Insects.
7. 7.THE BLACK ART. — The Witch. — Witchcraft: How Developed. — The Jigar Khor. — The Witch in Folk-lore. — Instruction in Witchcraft. — Witch Seasons. — Witches Taking the Form of Tigers. — Witches Extracting Substances from their Victims. — Witches and Cats. — Witch Ordeals. — Santâl Witch Ordeals. — Witch Tests, Bilâspur. — Witch Tests, Bastar. — Miscellaneous Tests: Eggs. — The Rowan Tree. — Witch-finding among Kols. — Marks of Witches. — Charms Recited Backward. — Witchcraft by Means of Hair, Nail Parings, etc. — Witchcraft by Means of Images. — Witchcraft through the Footsteps. — Punishment of Witches. — Witchcraft Punishments among the Drâvidians. — Other Witchcraft Punishments. — Drawing Blood from a Witch. — Witch Haunts. — Nonâ Chamârin, the Witch. — Pûtanâ, the Witch Fiend. — The Witch of the Palwârs.
8. 8.SOME RURAL FESTIVALS AND CEREMONIES. — The Akhtîj. — Prohibition of Ploughing. — The Rakshabandhan and Jâyî Festivals. — The Diwâlî, or Feast of Lamps. — The Govardhan. — Cattle Festivals. — The Sleep of Vishnu. — Ceremonies to Avert Blight, etc. — Scaring of Locusts. — Betel Planting. — Sugar-cane Sowing. — Cotton Planting. — The Last Sheaf. — First-fruits. — Ceremonies at Winnowing. — Measurement of Grain. — The Holî: Its Origin. — Propitiation of Sunshine. — The Holî Observances. — The Lighting of the Holî Fire. — The Throwing of the Powder. — The Holî in Mârwâr. — The Ashes of the Holî Fire. — The Basis of the Holî Rite. — Marriage of the Powers of Vegetation. — The Drâvidian Saturnalia. — The Desauli of the Hos.
9. 9.BIBLIOGRAPHY.
10. 10.INDEX. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T. — U. — V. — W. — Y. — Z.
11. 11.Colophon — Availability — Encoding — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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