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Page 124
... practices of most tropical forest Indi- ans . Secular use of drugs is much rarer . Tobacco is known by almost all tribes . The Tupinambá shaman fumigates his rattle with tobacco , which he believes con- tains an animating principle that ...
... practices of most tropical forest Indi- ans . Secular use of drugs is much rarer . Tobacco is known by almost all tribes . The Tupinambá shaman fumigates his rattle with tobacco , which he believes con- tains an animating principle that ...
Page 309
... practices known as Sonoran Cathol- icism . Unless totally destroyed , a pueblo of the western type , which was relatively decentralized , did not surrender structurally to foreign control . In fact , pueblo organiza- tion was ...
... practices known as Sonoran Cathol- icism . Unless totally destroyed , a pueblo of the western type , which was relatively decentralized , did not surrender structurally to foreign control . In fact , pueblo organiza- tion was ...
Page 1043
... practices , such as the Keng - shen ( Japanese Kōshin ) vigil and the obser- vance of directional taboos ( katatagae ) . In the 8th centu- ry , disputations were held at court over Buddhism and the philosophy of Lao - tzu and Chuang ...
... practices , such as the Keng - shen ( Japanese Kōshin ) vigil and the obser- vance of directional taboos ( katatagae ) . In the 8th centu- ry , disputations were held at court over Buddhism and the philosophy of Lao - tzu and Chuang ...
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