INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Reading edition
Abecedarians, sect of, 233
Accadians, the, 23
Aditi, a Sanscrit Deity, 83
African tribes, 26
Ages of the World, the, 125
Aiapakal, deity of the Yahgans, 104
Air, worship of, 143
Algonkian myths, 70, 72, 150
Alphabet, origin of, 241
Amazulus, the, 57, 169
American culture indigenous, 24
Amok, the, of Malays, 246
Anaphora, influence of the, 179
Ancestor-worship, 42, 70, 71
Andaman Islanders, beliefs of, 72, 75, 113, 115, see Mincopies.
Androgynous deities, 169
Animism as a religious theory, 46, 135
Anthropism, 162
Anthropology, defined, 1
Apache Indians, the, 32, 33
Archæology, what it teaches, 18
Architecture, religious, 243
Art and religion, 233
Aryans, the early, 22
Asherim, the sacred pole, 250
Atala, deity in Borneo, 77
Atheism, in Buddhism, 28
” among Africans, 31
Aurora Australis and Borealis, 141
Australians, native, 13, 16, 17, 25, 51, 52, 65, 72, 126, 140, 153, 158, 167, 174, 198
Automatism of the human mind, 6
“Auto-suggestion,” 55
Avatea, see Vatea
Awonawilona, god of the Zuñis, 124
Aztec prayers, 106
Aztecs, the, 126, 144, 145, 167, 191, 240
Babylonia, ancient, 20, 23
Bacchanalia, the, 185, 222
Baiame, an Australian deity, 74
Baptism, rite of, 144, 145
Basutos, their knowledge of God, 51
Battle, trial by, 225
“Beatific vision,” the, 53, 114
Beauty, the ideal of, 234
Bechuanas, beliefs of, 82
Beth-el, in Semitic myth, 146
Bilians, inspired women, 220
Bird as a sacred animal, 158
Birth, rites relating to, 193
Bi-sexual deities, 169
Bitol, a deity of the Mayas, 123
Black drink of Creek Indians, 67
Bones, beliefs respecting, 131, 211
“Book-religions,” 50
Boonbolong, a magic word, 90
Bora, the Australian, 119, 198, 240
Borneo, natives of, see Dyaks
Bororos, the, 65
Brazil, native tribes of, 65, 67, 140
Brutes, devoid of religious sentiment, 36;
worship of, 157
Buddhism, alleged in America, 24
Buddhism, atheistic in creed, 28
Burial, modes of, 207
Bushmen, the, 57, 113, 144, 205
Cabalistic doctrines, 92
Canaras, a Dravidian tribe, 148
Cannibalism, 17, 190, 206, 208
Carrier Indians, myths of, 116
Cause, the notion of, 44, 45
Caves as holy places, 156
Ceremonial circuit, the, 182
Chaldean mythology, 145, 152, 161
Charm-songs, 89, 93
Child mind compared to Savage mind, 14
Chinese magical rites, 175
Choctaws, myths of, 98, 196
Colours, symbolism of, 146, 236
Comanche Indians, the, 72
Commensality in rites, 181
Communal rites, 177;
marriage, 201
Comparative method, the, 5
Cosmic consciousness, 52
Cosmical concepts, the, 118
Couvade, the, explained, 193
Creation, the, how understood, 123 sq.
Creek Indians, the, 67
Cross, symbolism of the, 152
Crowd, influence of, 178
Cuchi, an Australian deity, 80
Dakotas, religious views of the, 60
Danu, an Irish Goddess, 140
Dawn, myths of the, 75
Dead, cult of the, 70, 71
Death, rites relating to, 206
Deluge, myth of the, 122, 126
Demoniac possession, 52
Diana, the Ephesian, 147
Dido, a moon goddess, 140
Dieyeris, an Australian tribe, 140
Divination, methods of, 111
Drama, of the Universe, 122;
religious, origin of, 183 sq.
Dravidian tribes, the, 26, 105
Dreams and dreaming, 64 sqq.
Dusdachtschish, a Kamtschatkan god, 165
Dyaks, the, of Borneo, 39, 67, 123, 158, 220
Êa, a Babylonian deity, 99, 145, 161
Earth, worship of the, 145
Easter Island, images in, 83
Echo in myths, 86
Egg as a religious symbol, 159
Egypt, early religions of, 23, 24
Elements, worship of the, 141
Emanation, the doctrine of, 162, 165
Endymion, fable of, 37
Epochs of Nature, the, 125
Eponymous ancestors, 161
Eskimos, the, 65, 72, 158
Ethics and religion, 228 sq.
Ethiopians, the, 26
Ethnology defined, 2
Etruscans, the, 23, 142
Eucharist, heathen analogies to, 191
Euhemerus, doctrines of, 42
Evocatio deorum, the, 104
Family, the primitive, 201, 219
Fatherhood of God, the, 124, 167
Fear in religion, 45, 46
Fetishism explained, 131 sq.
Fetish water of Africans, 67
Finns, beliefs of the, 73, 192
Fire, worship of, 142
Fish in sacred art, 161
Flint stone in myths, 149
Folk-lore, value of, 20
Four as sacred number, 120
Freedom, limited in savage tribes, 244
Frog as a sacred animal, 161
“Genius,” explained, 165
Ghosts, the fear of, 73;
beliefs about, 76
Gnosis, the esoteric, 245
“God,” derivation of, 61, 62
God-stones, 149
Goras, customs of, 89
Hamites, the, 26
Happiness and religion, 247
Hidatsa Indians, the, 63, 150
High places sacred, 155
Hills sacred, 77, 155
Hill of God, 77, 155
Hill of Heaven, the, 76, 155
Historic method, the, 5
Holiness, primitive idea of, 108, 230
Homi, deity of Hottentots, 77
Hua, a sacred interjection, 61
Huaca in Peru, 102, 182
Huemac, an Aztec deity, 82
Human sacrifices, 189 sq.
Huracan, an American deity, 82
Hypnogogic hallucinations, 66
“Ideal of Reason,” the, 44
Idolatry in early religion, 238
Illogical reasoning of savages, 13
Incineration of dead, 210
“Indigetes dii,” the Roman, 71
Indigitamenta, of Romans, 97
Infinite, the perception of the, 45
Inhumation of dead, 209
“Inner light,” the, 43
Insanity, of savage mind, 14
Ipurinas, a Brazilian tribe, 140
Isis, the many-named, 99
Itelmen, a Kamtschatkan tribe, 165
Jade, in myths, 149
Joyous character of early rites, 179
Jupiter, his base traits, 166
Kaaba, a stone, 147
Kamtschatkans, the, 57, 65, 109, 165, 244
Ka-ne, a Polynesian deity, 74
Khonds, a Dravidian tribe, 105
Knowledge, tree of, 153
Koders, a Dravidian tribe, 149
Ku, a Polynesian deity, 121
Kutka, god of the Kamtschatkans, 109, 166
Language and myth, 114 sq.
Law, the ceremonial, 218, 224
Life and Death, ideas of, 68 sq.
Life, as a divine attribute, 68;
and its transmission, 164, 200
Light, the adoration of, 74 sq.
Linguistics, the study of, 19, 35, 115;
influence on religious ideas, 20, 115
Liturgy, power of the, 178
Lizard, the, as a symbol, 161
Lono, a Polynesian deity, 121
Love as a root of religion, 170
Love charms, 148
Magic, sympathetic, 173
Magical rites, 175
Mahopa, a name of divinity, 63
Mamit, the curse, 90
Man worshipped as a god, 161
Mana in Polynesian dialects, 62
Mandan Indians, 13, 150
Mangaians, myths of, 77, 86
Manito of Algonquins, 102, 125
Mantras, power of, 89
Maoris, the, 83, 103, 143
Maria Candelaria, a heroine, 222
Marriage, rites relating to, 200, 219
Masks, religious use of, 184
“Master of Life,” the, 69
Mâyâ, the doctrine of, 68
Mayas, the tribe of, 123, 125, 151, 156, 174, 199;
shamans, 150
Meday sticks, 242
Medicine-men, Indian, 52;
women, 221
Melanesians, beliefs of, 131, 148
Menhirs, of Celts, 149
Mexicans, ancient, 125, 148, 149, 151, 155, 179
Mexico, ancient, 24
Michoacan, Indians of, 69
Milky way, worship of, 141
Mincopies, beliefs of the, 72, 109, 115, 126, see Andamanese
Molemo, an African deity, 97
Moon-worship, 139 sq.
Motu, a tribe, 31
Mourning, customs of, 212
Moxos, an American tribe, 155
Mummies, why made, 211
Mumpal, an Australian deity, 81
Music in religion, 240
Mysticism, religious, source of, 56
Mythical cycles, the Universal, 118
Myths, meaning of, 112 sq.
Nagualism, references to, 67, 156, 175
Nahuas, myths of the, 148, 151, 195, 196
Name, the sacred, 93 sq.
Name-soul, the, 96
Names, rites relating to, 195
Names of the dead avoided, 95
Nanabojou, a hero-god, 70
Natal, natives of, 52
Nature, conflict of, 127
Navahoes, a prayer of the, 105;
deity of the, 169
Navel of the Sky, the, 78
Neolithic period, the, 33
Nervous susceptibility of savages, 14
Nicaraguans, customs of, 190
Njambe, god of the Marutse, 97
Norns of Teutonic mythology, 121
Num, god of the Samoyeds, 83
Numbers, the sacred, 119
Nurali, an Australian deity, 74, 159
Oannes, a Chaldean god, 161
Oaths are ordeals, 226
One-legged god, the, 98
Oraons, cult of the, 137, 230
Ordeals in religions, 225
Origin of religion, theories about, 41 sq.
Osiris, worship of, 24
Oztoteotl, a Mexican god, 156
Palæolithic man, 34
Papa, Rock, a god of the Tahitians, 147
Papuans, customs of, 186
Paradise, the earthly, 126
Parjanja, deity in the Vedas, 81
Parliament of Religions, the, 28
Patagonians, 177
Patol, a deity of the Mayas, 123
Pawnee war song, 67
Perfection the aim of Religion, 235
Personality, the Sense of, 49
Personal rites, 191
Peru, culture of, 24
Peruvians, myths and rites of, 141, 142, 148, 190, 251
Pĕtara, sacred name in Borneo, 102
Peyotl, an intoxicant, 67
Pilgrimages in primitive religions, 157, 253
Pita, Father, the Brahmanic, 168
Places, worship of, 154
Plant-soul, the, 153
Pleiades, worship of the, 140
Po in Polynesian Myths, 125
Pole, the sacred, 152, 250
Polynesians, the, 25, 58, 59, 121, 124, 127, 140, 149, 158, 195
Prayer in primitive faiths, 103 sq.
“Primitive” peoples defined, 11
Prophecy explained, 110
Psychic automatism, 54
Psychologic Method, the, 6
Psychology, experimental, 7
Puberty, rites relating to, 197
Pueblo Indians, the, 39
Puluga, god of the Mincopies, 75, 78, 113, 116
Quetzalcoatl, a hero-god, 145, 251
Quiche Indians, the, 72, 155, 169
Rain-making, rites of, 174
Reciprocal principle, worship of, 169
Revelation, universality of, 50
Ritual in Religion, 172 sq.
Rongo, a Polynesian deity, 79
Sacrifice as a rite, 186 sq.
Samoyeds, beliefs of, 14, 67, 83
Sanctuary, rite of, 226
Sangsangs of Borneo, 220
Saviour, myths of the, 128
Science and religion, 231
“Science of religion” premature, 3
Selene, the goddess, 37
Seminoles, customs of, 196
Semites, primitive, 23
Seposition of dead, 209
Serpent-worship, 160
Sex in deities, 20
Shamanism, origin of, 51, 57;
nature of, 136, 218
Shamans, their occult powers, 65, 232
Sibiric tribes, the, 26
Sioux Indians, prayer of, 106
Sky, the notions concerning, 76
Sky-god, the, 78
Song in religion, 239
Soul, journey of the, 128
Souls, the doctrine of, 28, 70 sq.;
beliefs concerning, 76
Star-worship, 140
Stone Age, the, 33
Stonehenge, monuments of, 33
Stones, worship of, 146
“Sub-limital consciousness,” the, 54
“Suggestion” explained, 54 sq.
Sumerians, gods of, 20, 23
Sun-worship, 138 sq.
Supa, a Samoan god, 223
Superstition, a form of religion, 27
Svastika, the, 119, 236
Swan-maidens, the, 223
Tabu, the, 32, 38, 108, 156, 222, 230
Tahitians, myths of the, 147
Tangaloa, a Polynesian deity, 74, 75, 78, 99
Tehuelches, myth of, 77
Tepi, the custom of, 94
Teutonic rites, 182, 188, 190, 223
Theoleptic worshippers, 185
Theology, its aim, 4
“Theopathy” explained, 56
Theophorous names, 100
Thought, creation by, 124
Three as sacred number, 120
Thunder in mythology, 80, 81
Tina, an Etruscan god, 140
Tinné, an American tribe, 125
Tonantzin, an Aztec deity, 145
Tongues, the gift of, 93
Tota, a Mexican deity, 151, 167
Totemic animals, the, 161;
bond, the, 216
Tree of knowledge, the, 153
Trees, worship of, 150 sq.
Trinities of heathen religions, 121
Tsuni ǁGoab, a deity of the Hottentots, 75
Tupa, a deity of the Dyaks, 123
Turramulun, an Australian god, 98
Tutelary personal deities, 192
Tzentals, customs of, 221, 222
Ukko, deity of Finns, 78
Umbilical cord, rites respecting, 194
Unconscious cerebration, 54
Unity of human intelligence, 9
Unkululu, deity of the Zulus, 168
Upanishads, teachings of the, 57, 83
Varuna, Sanscrit deity, 79
Vase, symbolism of the, 144
Vatea, a Polynesian deity, 75
Veddahs, the, 26
“Veiled gods” of Etruscans, 165
Vesta, the goddess, 223
Virgins of the Sun, 190
Visual ideas, 130
Votan, hero-god of the Tzentals, 221
Vows taken at birth, 193
Wakan, in Dakota, 60, 61;
in Quichua, 61
Waking visions, 66
Water, worship of, 144
Will as the source of Force, 47 sq.
Winds, worship of the, 143
Witches’ Sabbath, the, 185
Woman, her position in Religion, 219
Word, the, in religion, 88 sq.
World-soul, belief in a, 136
Writing, religious origin of, 241
Yah, a sacred interjection, 62
Yahgans, the, 57, 80, 104, 110, 195
Yahve, derivations of, 62, 81
Yetl, a sacred bird, 159
Yoga philosophy, the, 51
Yucatan, culture of, 24, 150
Yurucares, tribe of, 151
Zi, Chaldean term for spirits, 49
Zulus, the, their beliefs, 26, 56, 67, 147, 168
Zuñi Indians, the, 72, 124, 125, 221