The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees / Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

Name: The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees / Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398
Author: James Mooney

By James Mooney

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The text compiles Cherokee sacred formulas and associated ritual material, reproducing manuscripts, translations, and facsimiles of prayers, songs, and prescriptions. It catalogs medicinal plants and their preparations, explains indigenous theories of disease involving animals, spirits, and witchcraft, and describes healing practices such as sweat baths, bleeding, taboos, seclusion, and medicine dances. Attention is given to ceremonial rules for gathering and preparing remedies, color symbolism and the importance of names, and specimen formulas for ailments, childbirth, hunting, love, and protective or destructive rites, interwoven with ethnographic commentary on shamanic roles and medical customs.

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James Mooney

James Mooney was an American ethnographer and folklorist known for his extensive studies of Native American cultures, particularly those of the Cherokee and Kiowa tribes. His notable works include "Calendar History of the Kiowa Indians," which provides a detailed account of Kiowa history and traditions, and "Myths of the Cherokee," an important collection of Cherokee folklore. Mooney's research contributed significantly to the understanding of Native American religious practices, as seen in his work "The Ghost-Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890." His writings remain a valuable resource for scholars and readers interested in indigenous cultures and their histories.