Index. (continued 1)
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Frazer, James George
Ghosts of animals, dread of, 223
—— of the slain haunt their slayers, 165 sqq.;
fear of the, 165 sqq.;
sacrifices to, 166;
scaring away the, 168, 170, 171, 172, 174 sq.;
as birds, 177 sq.
Gilyaks, the, 370
Ginger in purificatory rites, 105, 151
Gingiro, kingdom of, 18
Girls at puberty obliged to touch everything in house, 225 n.;
their hair torn out, 284
Goajiro Indians, 30, 350
Goat, prohibition to touch or name, 13;
transference of guilt to, 214 sq.
—— -sucker, shadow of the, 82
God, “the most great name” of, 390
—— -man a source of danger, 132;
bound by many rules, 419 sq.
Gods, their names tabooed, 387 sqq.;
Xenophanes on the, 387;
human, bound by many rules, 419 sq. See also Myths
Gold excluded from some temples, 226 n.8
—— and silver as totems, 227 n.