Livre - The hand-book of folk-lore

BURNE Charlotte Sophia, Preface, v INTRODUCTION, p. 1 I. WHAT FOLKLORE IS, p. 6 II. HOW TO COLLECT AND RECORD FOLKLORE, p. 23 PART I. BELIEF AND PRACTICE, p. 31 CHAPTER I. THE EARTH AND THE SKY, p. 40 CHAPTER II. THE VEGETABLE WORLD, p. 47 CHAPTER III. THE ANIMAL WORLD, p. 64 CHAPTER IV. HUMAN BEINGS, p. 75 CHAPTER V. THINGS MADE BY MAN, p. 90 CHAPTER VI. THE SOUL AND ANOTHER LIFE CHAPTER VII. SUPERHUMAN BEINGS Worship, p. 99 Cult as a Moral Sanction, (Australia, Andamans), p. 109 Rudimentary Worship of Nature- Powers, (Bushmen), p. 111 The Cult of Mystic Power, (North America), p. 115 Systematic Polytheism without Idolatry, (Uganda), p. 117 Heterogeneous Polytheism with Idolatry, (India), p. 121 CHAPTER VIII. OMENS AND DIVINATION, p. 124 CHAPTER IX. THE MAGIC ART, p. 134 X. DISEASE AND LEECHCRAFT, p. 152 PART II. CUSTOMS CHAPTER XI. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, p. 161 The Tribe in Australia, p. 174 Mother-right in a North American Tribe, p. 175 The Tribe in Europe, p. 176 Aristocracy. (Polynesia), p. 178 Barbarian Monarchy (Bushongo), p. 179 Secret Societies, p. 183 Village Community in Europe, p. 188 CHAPTER XII. RITES OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE, p. 193 CHAPTER XIII. OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES, p. 220 CHAPTER XIV. CALENDAR FASTS AND FESTIVALS, p. 236 CHAPTER XV. GAMES, SPORTS, AND PASTIMES, p. 248 PART III. STORIES. SONGS, AND SAYINGS CHAPTER XVI. STORIES; (a) TOLD AS TRUE, (b) TOLD FOR AMUSEMENT, p. 261 CHAPTER XVII. SONGS AND BALLADS, p. 271 CHAPTER XVIII. PEOVERBS AND RIDDLES, p. 280 CHAPTER XIX. PROVERBIAL RHYMES AND LOCAL SAYINGS, p. 287 APPENDICES A. TERMINOLOGY, p. 295 B. QUESTIONARY, p. 301 C. TYPES OF INDO-EUROPEAN FOLKTALES, p. 344 D. AUTHORITIES CITED, p. 356