CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 



Mythology 



General conceptions of the universe --''^ 



Classification of the higher powers j-'- 



Beginnings of the universe -'^ 



Creation of the A^shiwi and their coming to the outer world -4 



Songs of the Divine Ones over the gt'towe ~^^ 



Kow^wituuia appoints Yii^nowwuluha deputy to the Sun Father 27 



Coming of the liopis, Pimas, and Navahos 28 



Zuni explanation of the presence of INIexicans --'0 



Coming of the witches and the introduction of corn '-9 



A^shiwi continue their journeying -jl 



Witches give seeds to the Corn maidens -^^ 



Origin of the ancestral gods " 



Origin of the diminutive Gods of War ^^ 



Destruction of the Kia^nakwe, and songs of thanksgiving ^^6 



Origin of the clans 



A^shiwi resume their journeying - - - 



Adoption of the two surviving Kia^nakwe hy the A^shi wi •^•j 



A'shiwi find the Middle place 



Origin of the Ko'tikili ' 



Discovery of the Corn maidens ^ 



Creation of the Beast Gods " 



Origin of the Bow priesthood 



Rediscovery of the Corn maidens and their re-creation of corn -^ i 



Origin of animal fetishes ' 



Origin of the Zuni salt lake ■ * ' ' 



Flight of the A^shiwi to To^va yiiKliinng and their return to the valley . . (>1 



Anthropic worship and ritual ^.^ 



Ki'wi'siwe and their functions ----- _r 



History myth of the coming of the A'shiwi as narrated by 'K.akl.. <^ 



•Rabbit hunt with the gods •"■•■•"".'•""•'".' 



Coming of Ko'loowisi (plumed serpent) and involuntary initiation into ^^^ 



the Ko'tikili -- jq2 



Voluntary initiation into the Ko^tikili ^^^ 



Calendar and calendric ceremonials ^^^ 



Calendar jQg 



Winter solstice ceremonies j^^ 



Winter dances of the Kor'kokshi ^^^ 



Summer solstice ceremonies j^,'^ 



A'shiwanni (rain priesthood) - j,.j^ 



Installation of an associate Shi^vanni of the North ^ _^ 



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sadir 



1 7i> 

 Summer retreat of a Shiwanm 



Preparation and planting of te'likinawe 

 Winter retreat of the Shiwanni of the Na 



