Sacred Bundles of the Sac and Fox Indians

ISBN: 9781333864514 出版年：2016 页码：226 M R Harrington Forgotten Books

The use of objects supposed to have mysterious power for magically influencing the affairs and conditions of life seems to have been almost universal among the native tribes of North America. Some groups, as might be expected, Show a greater development along this line than others, while considerable variation in the character and use of the powerful objects is seen in the various types of culture.