Ka-moho-alii (The-dragon-or-shark-king)
Ka-moho-alii (The-dragon-or-shark-king)
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Then began one of the great legendary battles of ancient Hawaiian folk-lore
Then began one of the great legendary battles of ancient Hawaiian folk-lore
Read record →On each island she slew dragons which had come from the ancient traditional home of the Polynesians, India
On each island she slew dragons which had come from the ancient traditional home of the Polynesians, India
Read record →But to this it may be objected that a curse implies a personal agent, human or divine, who has called down some…
But to this it may be objected that a curse implies a personal agent, human or divine, who has called down some evil on the sufferer; whereas in many, indeed in most, of the cases enumerated by Mr Hobley there is no suggestion of such an agent, and the evil wh
Read record →There are charms worn when going to war, charms worn when love-making, to ensure the return of affection
There are charms worn when going to war, charms worn when love-making, to ensure the return of affection
Read record →There is a curious custom in Ukamba which throws some light on the spiritual beliefs of the people
There is a curious custom in Ukamba which throws some light on the spiritual beliefs of the people
Read record →The Scapegoat Idea in Kitui.—If a village is afflicted by a serious sickness, the headman will call in a…
The Scapegoat Idea in Kitui.—If a village is afflicted by a serious sickness, the headman will call in a medicine man who concocts some medicine by grinding up the roots of the following plants: muthumba, kiongoa (an aloe), mulema, nthata, kivumbu, and mutaa
Read record →Lives in South Kikuyu-land an elder named Kichura or Thiga wa Wairumbi wa Kaumo of the Kachiko clan and the…
lives in South Kikuyu-land an elder named Kichura or Thiga wa Wairumbi wa Kaumo of the Kachiko clan and the Njenga generation or rika, who is credited with the extraordinary power of being the recipient of messages from the Supreme Being, and in consequence po
Read record →He says that he was invested with this power when he was a stripling, soon after he had been circumcised
He says that he was invested with this power when he was a stripling, soon after he had been circumcised
Read record →It often happens that during a ceremony at an ithembo a woman is seized, or possessed, and passes into a…
It often happens that during a ceremony at an ithembo a woman is seized, or possessed, and passes into a condition of semi-trance in which she will prophecy either that the rains are coming or that they will fail, or, in former days, that a Masai raid was immi
Read record →Explained to me unhesitatingly in the following manner: In a particular locality, long ago, there would be a…
explained to me unhesitatingly in the following manner: In a particular locality, long ago, there would be a woman, noted as a prophetess or seer, whose prophecies always came true, and at her death she would be buried in her village
Read record →The owner of the stone will then kill a sheep, and place strips of the skin, rukwaru, upon the right wrist of…
The owner of the stone will then kill a sheep, and place strips of the skin, rukwaru, upon the right wrist of all the men, and upon the left ankle of all the women in the thief’s village
Read record →Next comes the proper harvest, but before reaping can commence the owners again consult the medicine man whose…
Next comes the proper harvest, but before reaping can commence the owners again consult the medicine man whose advice was previously sought at sowing time
Read record →The next thing is the threshing of the grain, and before the mawele grain, and according to some the mbaazi…
The next thing is the threshing of the grain, and before the mawele grain, and according to some the mbaazi pea, can be threshed, permission must be sought from a medicine man who specialises in agricultural magic
Read record →Several thousand people of both sexes had collected to dance and take part in the festivities; the warriors…
Several thousand people of both sexes had collected to dance and take part in the festivities; the warriors were dressed in their war paint and had their bodies smeared with red or grey paint, and in some cases were picked out with star-like patterns
Read record →A man circumcised according to Masai fashion can marry a girl circumcised according to Kikuyu fashion and vice…
A man circumcised according to Masai fashion can marry a girl circumcised according to Kikuyu fashion and vice versâ; but a medicine man and the elders have to perform a ceremony to change the girl from Kikuyu to Masai before the marriage can take place
Read record →(59) If a parent goes on a journey and, during his absence, one of his or her sons cohabits with one of his…
(59) If a parent goes on a journey and, during his absence, one of his or her sons cohabits with one of his father’s wives, the parents are thahu, and upon his return will be seized with illness
Read record →The thahu apparently affects the wife who lives in the hut, and she is apt to be attacked by a wasting disease
The thahu apparently affects the wife who lives in the hut, and she is apt to be attacked by a wasting disease
Read record →If a man has several huts it is considered extremely unlucky if the fire goes out in all of them in a single…
If a man has several huts it is considered extremely unlucky if the fire goes out in all of them in a single night
Read record →Roduced the dried right black forefoot of a sheep, dipped it in the water, stirred up the contents, and placed…
roduced the dried right black forefoot of a sheep, dipped it in the water, stirred up the contents, and placed the wetted foot in the mouth of the patient, who licked it vigorously and then expectorated the liquid on the ground
Read record →There was still a final stage of the proceeding, viz., the anointing with white clay, ira
There was still a final stage of the proceeding, viz., the anointing with white clay, ira
Read record →It is believed that among African natives the idea of the evil influence is not very concrete, but among other…
It is believed that among African natives the idea of the evil influence is not very concrete, but among other peoples the evil influence assumes the shape of a demon, the nature of which may be identified by a magician and expelled by him by the use of approp
Read record →Kithangaona cha muchi—The Purification Sacrifice for a Village (Kamba of Kitui).—If sickness becomes prevalent…
Kithangaona cha muchi—The Purification Sacrifice for a Village (Kamba of Kitui).—If sickness becomes prevalent in a village, the headman will consult a medicine man, who may declare that the spirit (imu) of a person who died long ago is bothering the people an
Read record →Kithangaona cha mburi—The Purification Sacrifice of the Goat.—On some occasions the medicine man will advise…
Kithangaona cha mburi—The Purification Sacrifice of the Goat.—On some occasions the medicine man will advise that the ceremony of kithangaona cha mburi be performed
Read record →The Dedication of the Bull—Kithangaona cha nzau—Kitui A-Kamba.—It sometimes happens that when a man consults a…
The Dedication of the Bull—Kithangaona cha nzau—Kitui A-Kamba.—It sometimes happens that when a man consults a magician about a contemplated marriage, or some other matter, the magician informs him that in his village a cow is in calf and that this cow will be
Read record →Day before the ceremony the elders catch a mole-like rodent called huku (Tachyoryctes sp.), put it alive in a…
day before the ceremony the elders catch a mole-like rodent called huku (Tachyoryctes sp.), put it alive in a cooking pot with some sweet potatoes, and cork up the mouth of the pot
Read record →Kikuyu the birth of twins is considered unlucky excepting in the case of a woman who has borne other children;…
Kikuyu the birth of twins is considered unlucky excepting in the case of a woman who has borne other children; the younger the woman the more unlucky the occurrence, and if the first birth is of twins, no medicine man can remove the evil, and the only course i
Read record →Some will put the francolin eggs with water in a cooking pot on a fire and then break the pot and the eggs with…
Some will put the francolin eggs with water in a cooking pot on a fire and then break the pot and the eggs with one of the hearth stones
Read record →The Eithaga are believed to have the power of protecting forest, and their powers are sometimes invoked for…
The Eithaga are believed to have the power of protecting forest, and their powers are sometimes invoked for this purpose
Read record →The owner of the afflicted crops brings a ram, ndorume, and some beer; the ram is strangled and the lower…
The owner of the afflicted crops brings a ram, ndorume, and some beer; the ram is strangled and the lower intestine, mutura, is extracted; a number of the caterpillars are also collected
Read record →A second ram is then provided, and the magician, together with the village elders, goes and sacrifices this at…
A second ram is then provided, and the magician, together with the village elders, goes and sacrifices this at the nearest sacred fig tree; the breast of the ram is cut out and hung in the tree, and the remainder of the sacrifice is eaten by the magician and t
Read record →Close to Kyambu there lives a medicine man of the name of Kamiri wa Itherero who is said to be one of the most…
Close to Kyambu there lives a medicine man of the name of Kamiri wa Itherero who is said to be one of the most renowned of all Kikuyu
Read record →Nothing which we or our influence could do has broken his position as a medicine man; even the paramount chief…
Nothing which we or our influence could do has broken his position as a medicine man; even the paramount chief has a great respect for him, and he has been seen to get up and give his place to Kamiri
Read record →It is considered impossible that a medicine man should maintain a real standing and the absolute faith of the…
It is considered impossible that a medicine man should maintain a real standing and the absolute faith of the people by mere trickery
Read record →Burglar’s Magic.—In the author’s “Ethnology of A-Kamba” an example of this in connection with the Machakos…
Burglar’s Magic.—In the author’s “Ethnology of A-Kamba” an example of this in connection with the Machakos district was given—p
Read record →(1) The heads of various kinds of snakes
(1) The heads of various kinds of snakes
Read record →The only elder who was actually given any part was the medicine man who had been previously consulted as to the…
The only elder who was actually given any part was the medicine man who had been previously consulted as to the success of the raid
Read record →Now kilumi is an old Kamba dance which is periodically performed at ithembo all over the country with the…
Now kilumi is an old Kamba dance which is periodically performed at ithembo all over the country with the object of warding off epidemics, but the Engai dances are carried on at villages to cure an individual possessed by the form of mania known as Engai
Read record →As far as is known, this Engai possession appears to be almost entirely confined to women
As far as is known, this Engai possession appears to be almost entirely confined to women
Read record →Legend of Kilui Lake (Kamba of Kibwezi).—A few miles below Kibwezi Station there is a small lake called Kilui…
Legend of Kilui Lake (Kamba of Kibwezi).—A few miles below Kibwezi Station there is a small lake called Kilui which is believed to be haunted by numerous spirits
Read record →In the author’s book on the A-Kamba, p
In the author’s book on the A-Kamba, p
Read record →Lest any reader should open this volume expecting to read an exhaustive treatise on witches and witchcraft,…
Lest any reader should open this volume expecting to read an exhaustive treatise on witches and witchcraft, treated scientifically, historically, and so forth, let me disarm him beforehand by telling him that he will be disappointed
Read record →To the superficial glance it might seem that he who would urge a revival of witchcraft is confronted by a task…
To the superficial glance it might seem that he who would urge a revival of witchcraft is confronted by a task more Herculean than that of making dry bones live--in that the bones he seeks to revivify have never existed
Read record →Were the reality of sorcery dependent upon a referendum of our universities--or, for that matter, of our…
Were the reality of sorcery dependent upon a referendum of our universities--or, for that matter, of our elementary school mistresses--it were at once proclaimed a clamant imposture
Read record →One select Societies, each with its band of earnest adherents--many with official organs, published at more or…
one select Societies, each with its band of earnest adherents--many with official organs, published at more or less regular intervals and commanding circulations of a sort--openly furthering "arts" such as would, two centuries ago, have entailed upon their mem
Read record →In Lady Charlotte Bury's "Memoirs of a Lady in Waiting," we find an example of the belief in Witchcraft…
In Lady Charlotte Bury's "Memoirs of a Lady in Waiting," we find an example of the belief in Witchcraft cherished in the most exalted circle in the nineteenth century
Read record →Under these circumstances it is easy to credit the possibility of a revival of the belief in witchcraft even in…
Under these circumstances it is easy to credit the possibility of a revival of the belief in witchcraft even in the most civilised countries of the modern world
Read record →While it might be too much to say that the number of suicides has increased in proportion to the decline of…
While it might be too much to say that the number of suicides has increased in proportion to the decline of witchcraft, it is at least certain that superstition of whatever kind has, in the past, played a notable part in making humanity contented with its lot
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