CONTENTS. XIII 



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 Chapter VI.— Cults of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Sapona— Coutiuued. 



Hidatsa cults — -Contimied. 



Hidatsa belief as to future existence 518 



8apoua cults 518 



Chapter VII. — Concluding remarks 520 



Peet on Indian religions 520 



The author's reply 521 



Cults of the elements ,522 



The four quarters 524 



Symbolic colore 527 



Colors in personal names 533 



The earth powers 534 



Earth gentes 534 



Tlie tire powers 534 



Fire gcutes 536 



The wind-makers 536 



Wind gentes 537 



Each quarter reckoned as three 537 



Names referring to other worlds 537 



The water powers 537 



Water people 538 



Cautious and queries 538 



Composite names 539 



Personal names from horned beings 541 



Names derived from several homogeneous subjects or beings 542 



Return of the spirit to the eponym 542 



Functions of gentes and subgentes 542 



The "Messiah craze " 544 



Epilogue 544 



