Apache Medicine-Men

John G. Bourke
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Classic of 19th-century anthropology covers role of medicine-men in treating disease, superstitions, paraphernalia, medicine-women, the use of tule pollen as sacrificial powder, clay-eating, sacred breads and cakes, the izze-kloth or medicine cord, medicine hat, spirit or ghost dance headdress, amulets and talismans, more. Also analogous objects, rites, ceremonies in other cultures.
Genres: History
176 Pages

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