CONTENTS. 



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Zuni philosophy 9 



Worship of animals 11 



Origin of Zniii Fetichism 12 



TheZuHi Iliad 12 



The Drying of the Worlil 13 



Power of the Fetiches 15 



Prey Gods of the Six Regions 16 



Their origin 16 



P6-shai-aij-k'ia 16 



Their power as mediators 18 



Ml-tsi 18 



Their worship 19 



Prey Gods of the Hunt 20 



Their relation to the others 20 



Their origin 20 



The distribution of the animals 21 



Their varieties 24 



The Mountain Lion-- Hunter God of the North 25 



The Coyote— Hunter God of the West 26 



The Wild Cat— Hunter God of the South 27 



The Wolf— Hunter God of the East 28 



The Eagle — Hunter God of the Upper Regions 29 



The Mole — Hunter God of the Lower Regions 30 



The Ground Owl and the Falcon 30 



Their relative values 30 



Their custodian 31 



The rites of their worship 32 



The Day of the Council of the Fetiches * 32 



Ceremonials of the hunt 33 



Their power 39 



Prey Gods of the Priesthood of the Bow 40 



The Knife-Feathered Monster, the Mountain Lion, and the Gteat White 



Bear 40 



Their resemblance to the Prey Gods of the Hunt 41 



The rites of their worship 41 



Other Fetiches 44 



Fetiches of Navajo origin 44 



The pony 44 



The sheep 44 



Amulets and charms 44 



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