The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees

About this eBook

Author

Mooney, James, 1861-1921

Title

The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

Credits

Produced by William Flis, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr)

Language

English

LoC Class

RV: Medicine: Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine

Subject

Cherokee Indians -- Religion

Category

Text

eBook-No.

24788

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24788

Release Date

March 9, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE — SACRED FORMULAS OF THE CHEROKEES. — BY
2. 2.JAMES MOONEY.
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS — SACRED FORMULAS OF THE CHEROKEES. — By James Mooney. — INTRODUCTION. — HOW THE FORMULAS WERE OBTAINED. — THE SWIMMER MANUSCRIPT. — THE GATIGWANASTI MANUSCRIPT. — THE GAHUNI MANUSCRIPT. — THE INÂLI MANUSCRIPT. — OTHER MANUSCRIPTS. — THE KANÂHETA ANI-TSALAGI ETI. — CHARACTER OF THE FORMULAS—THE CHEROKEE RELIGION. — THE ORIGIN OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE. — THEORY OF DISEASE—ANIMALS, GHOSTS, WITCHES. — SELECTED LIST OF PLANTS USED. — MEDICAL PRACTICE. — ILLUSTRATION OF THE TABU. — NEGLECT OF SANITARY REGULATIONS. — THE SWEAT BATH—BLEEDING—RUBBING—BATHING. — SHAMANS AND WHITE PHYSICIANS. — MEDICINE DANCES. — DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS. — THE PAY OF THE SHAMAN. — CEREMONIES FOR GATHERING PLANTS AND PREPARING MEDICINE. — THE CHEROKEE GODS AND THEIR ABIDING PLACES. — COLOR SYMBOLISM. — IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO NAMES. — LANGUAGE OF THE FORMULAS. — SPECIMEN FORMULAS. — NOTE ON THE ORTHOGRAPHY AND TRANSLATION. — MEDICINE. — DIDÛ n LĔ´SKĭ ADANÛ n ´WÂTĭ KANÂHĔ´SKĭ. — Translation. — FORMULA FOR TREATING THE CRIPPLER (RHEUMATISM). — Explanation. — HIĂ‘-NÛ´ NASGWÛ´ DIDÛ n LĔ´SKĬ ADĂNÛ´ n WÂTĬ. — Translation. — AND THIS ALSO IS FOR TREATING THE CRIPPLER. — Explanation. — HI´ I´NATÛ YUNISKÛ´LTSA ADANÛ´NWÂTĬ. — Translation. — THIS IS TO TREAT THEM IF THEY ARE BITTEN BY A SNAKE. — Explanation. — GÛ n WĂNI´GIST´Ĭ ADANU´ n WÂTĬ. — Translation. — TO TREAT THEM WHEN SOMETHING IS CAUSING SOMETHING TO EAT THEM. — Explanation. — GÛ n WANI´GISTÛ´ n Ĭ DITANÛ n WÂTI´YĬ — Translation. — TO TREAT GÛ n WANI´GISTÛ´ n Ĭ—(SECOND). — Explanation. — HIA´ DU´NIYUKWATISGÛ´ n Í KANA´HÈHÛ. — Translation. — THIS TELLS ABOUT MOVING PAINS IN THE TEETH (NEURALGIA?). — Explanation. — UNAWA STÎ EGWA (ADANÛ n WÂTÏ). — Translation. — TO TREAT THE GREAT CHILL. — Explanation. — HIĂ´ TSUNSDI´GA DIL‘TADI´NATANTI´YĬ. I. — Translation. — THIS IS TO MAKE CHILDREN JUMP DOWN. — Explanation. — (HIĂ´ TSUNSDI´GA DIL‘TADI´NATANTI´YI. II.) — Translation. — THIS IS TO MAKE CHILDREN JUMP DOWN. — Explanation. — DAL´NI Û n NĂGE´Ĭ ADANÛ´ n WÂTĬ. — Translation. — TO TREAT THE BLACK YELLOWNESS. — Explanation. — TSUNDAYE´LIGAKTANÛ´HĬ ADANÛ´ n WÂTĬ. — Translation. — TO TREAT FOR ORDEAL DISEASES. — Explanation. — HUNTING. — GÛN´HILÛ´ n TA UGÛ´ n WA‘LĬ. — Translation. — CONCERNING HUNTING. — Explanation. — HIĂ´ TSI´SKWA GANÂHILIDASTI YĬ. — Translation. — THIS IS FOR HUNTING BIRDS. — Explanation. — INAGĔ´HĬ AYÂSTI n YĬ. — Translation. — TO SHOOT DWELLERS IN THE WILDERNESS. — Explanation. — (Y´NA TĬ´KANÂGI´TA.) — Translation. — BEAR SONG. — Explanation. — HIĂ´ ATSÛ‘TI´YĬ TSUN´TANÛ. — Translation. — THIS IS FOR CATCHING LARGE FISH. — Explanation. — LOVE. — (YÛ n WĔ´HĬ UGÛ´ n WA‘LĬ I.) — Translation. — CONCERNING LIVING HUMANITY (LOVE). — Explanation. — HĬ´Ă ĂMA´YĬ Ă´TAWASTI´YĬ KAN´HEHÛ. — Translation. — THIS TELLS ABOUT GOING INTO THE WATER. — Explanation. — (YÛ´ n WĔ´HĬ UGÛ´ n WA‘LĬ II.) — Translation. — SONG FOR PAINTING. — Explanation. — ADALANI´STA‘TI´YĬ. Ĭ. — Translation. — TO ATTRACT AND FIX THE AFFECTIONS. — Explanation. — ADAYE´LIGA´GTA‘TĬ´. — Translation. — FOR SEPARATION (OF LOVERS). — Explanation. — (ADALANĬ´STĂ‘TI´YĬ II.) — Translation. — TO FIX THE AFFECTIONS. — Explanation. — MISCELLANEOUS FORMULAS. — SÛ n N´YĬ ED´HĬ E´SGA ASTÛ n TI´YĬ. — Translation. — TO SHORTEN A NIGHT-GOER ON THIS SIDE. — Explanation. — GAHU´STĬ A´GIYAHU´SA. — Translation. — I HAVE LOST SOMETHING. — Explanation. — HIA´ UNÁLE (ATESTI´YĬ). — Translation. — THIS IS TO FRIGHTEN A STORM. — Explanation. — DANAWÛ´ TSUNEDÂLÛ´HĬ NUNATÛ´NELI´TALÛ´ n HĬ U´NALSTELTA´‘TANÛ´HĬ. — Translation. — WHAT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TO WAR DID TO HELP THEMSELVES. — Explanation. — DIDA´LATLI´‘TĬ. — Translation. — TO DESTROY LIFE. — Explanation. — HIĂ´ A´NE´TS UGÛ´ n WA´LĬ AM´YĬ DITSÛ´ n STA´TĬ. — Translation. — THIS CONCERNS THE BALL PLAY—TO TAKE THEM TO WATER WITH IT. — Explanation. — Index.

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