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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 123 



God, Iconoclasm, Idol, Immortals, Incense, 

 K'a Gei, Lao Tse, Liu sheng, Mana, Me- 

 morial ceremonies. Priest, Sacrifices, Sha- 

 man, Temple, Washing of bones.) 



Revival of dead, 125, 126, 168b, 285b. {See 

 also Rebirth.) 



Rice, 71b, 83a, 118, 263b; rice in religious 

 ceremonies, 47; rice paddy, 12a, 181a, 182b, 

 185a, 199a, 222b, 254b, 269b, 277b; rice 

 sacrifice, 86a; origin of rice, 19a, 220a; {See 

 also Irrigation.) 



Riddles, 94fT. 



Ridiculing, 97-98 



Ring (finger), 31b-32a, 50a 



Rip van Winkle, 275b 



Robber, 128b, 137b, 165, 181b, 229b, 247b. 

 {See also Thief.) 



Rooster, 15a, 46b, 50, 53a, 54, 66, 74, 90, 92a, 

 95b, 103b, 104a, 128b, 150a, 154b, 163b, 

 164a, 212b, 213a, 214a, 232b, 243b, 287b; 

 rooster blood, 40a; rooster induces sun to 

 come out again, 265b; rooster plows, 273; 

 rooster sacrificed, 125b. {See also Chicken, 

 Cock.) 



Rope, 134a, 135a 



Sacred books (Buddhist), 129a, 211b 



Sacrifices, 5-6, 20, 21a, 33b, 55b, 92, 125a. {See 

 also Boar, Ceremony, Chicken, Cow, Egg, 

 Pig, Rooster, Sao Ch'ieh, Swallow, Water 

 buffalo.) 



Salt, 111b; salt is the best thing, 168b; origin 

 of salt, 32b 



Sao Ch'ieh ceremony, 53a, 74f. 



Saw, 22a, 122b 



Scales, people changed into, 269a 



Scholar (Chinese), 37b, 86b. {See also Chuang 

 Yuen, Examinations, Official, School.) 



School, 101b, 215a, 228a; pi. 11 



Scissors, 184 



Seal of shaman, 41b; seal of shaman stolen, 

 272a 



Sedan chair, 29b, 30a, 142b, 229b, 244a, 246b, 

 249b 



Seed secured, 18 



Sen Wu K'ung (monkey hero in novel), 211b 



Separation of earth and sky, 204b, 212a, 284b- 

 285a; separation of this and the other world, 

 198 



Servant, 268a. {See also Slave.) 



Sesame, 276b 



Sexual relations, extramarital, 149a, 166b; pre- 

 marital, 150, 151; sexual relations with de- 

 mon, 145b, 146a. {See also Adultery, Co- 

 habitation, Guest husband. Homosexuality, 

 Incest, Intercourse, Marriage, Vagina.) 



Shadow, 289a 



Shaman (do nun, or tuan kung), 5; shaman 

 travels to heaven, 42-45; female shaman, 



152b. {See also Do nun. Ma gioh, Priest, 

 Tuan kung.) 



Sheep, 99a, 198a, 206, 210b, 233b, 235a, 283b 



Shepherd of God, 240a, 243a, 251b 



Shoes, 29b 



Silk clothing, 30a, 112a 



Silkworm feeding, 121b 



Silver, 22b, 91, 115a, 136a, 137b, 144a, 145a, 

 146a, 148b, 151b, 156b, 157a, 161, 163, 164, 

 165, 167a, 168a, 169a, 171b, 172, 178b, 186a, 

 197b, 206, 210b, 219b, 234b, 235a, 240a, 

 242b, 245a, 248a, 253a, 254b, 259a, 260a, 

 275b, 281b, 283; silver ingots, 30a, 199a, 

 207, 216a, 226a. {See also Gold.) 



Silversmith, 114a, 234b, 253a 



Singing, 188a; singing contests, 122a. {See also 

 Songs.) 



Skin changed, 223b; skin of animal husband 

 burned, 181b 



Skirt, 93a; skirt of grass, 19a; pleated skirt, 

 pi. 5 



Skull pursues girl, 156a; skull sings, 156a. 

 {See also Head.) 



Sky, 94b; sky demon, 84; sky is braided, 16b; 

 sky is broken, I78b; sky is measured, 288; 

 sky is plowed, 12a; sky is rubbed, 11; sky is 

 sown up, 11a; sky ladder, 127a; binding 

 the sky, lib, 13a; digging the sky, 12a; fight 

 against the sky, 261a; gate of the sky, 92b; 

 leveling the sky, 12b; origin of the sky, 

 172a; weaving the sky, 12b, 13b, 14a; wind- 

 ing up the sky, 13b. {See also Heaven, Lad- 

 der, Nails, Ndo Glang, Ntzi, Separation, 

 Star. 



Slash-and-burn agriculture (also called fire 

 fields), 19b, 23b, 204a, 239a, 244b, 274a, 

 278a. {See also Clearing.) 



Slave, 139b, 165b. {See also Servant.) 



Sleep, origin of, 130 



Smallpox, 41b 



Smith. {See Blacksmith, Silversmith.) 



Smoke, 120b; smoke kills demons, 38b 



Smoking, 119a. {See also Pipe, Tobacco.) 



Snail, 11a 



Snake, 24b, 130a, 170b-l71a; snake as male 

 symbol, 267a; snake has sexual relations 

 with man, 134b; snake husband (a Chinese 

 tale), 268 



Social contract theory, 21 



Social institutions. {See Festivals, Marriage, 

 Religion.) 



Sodomy, 134 



Soldiers, 89a, 155, 168a, 169b. {See also War.) 



Song contests, 94b 



Songs, 4, 88ff., 156a; songs learned, 133. {See 

 also Conundrums, Singing.) 



Sorcerer, 5. {See also Magician, Shaman, Tuan 

 kung.) 



Soul, 6, 7, 42b, 43, 48a, 164a; soul called, 46b; 

 soul of murdered girl becomes bird, 268; 



