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31. K’yiłwe· Sickness is Taken Out (Sam Brown)
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Frontispiece 6
- Preface 11
- Introduction 13
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Hupa Texts, with Notes and Lexicon
- Contents 21
- Preface 25
- Key to the Orthography 31
- Alphabetical Order 33
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I. CEREMONIES
- 1. The White Deerskin Dance (Sam Brown) 35
- 2. The Jump Dance (Sam Brown) 55
- 3. The Origin of the Jump Dance (Mary Marshall) 72
- 4. The Origin of the Misq’id Jump Dance (Jake Hostler) 76
- 5. The Acorn Feast (Sam Brown) 84
- 6. The First Salmon Ceremony (John Shoemaker) 99
- 7. The Origin of the First Salmon Ceremony (John Shoemaker) 103
- 8. Bathing the Rain Rock at Sugar Bowl (John Shoemaker) 109
- 9. Formula for Bathing the Rain Rock (John Shoemaker) 113
- 10. The Flower Dance (Sam Brown) 118
- 11. The Origin of the Flower Dance (Sam Brown) 135
- 12. The Brush Dance (Sam Brown) 147
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II. TRADITIONAL LIFE
- 13. How to Treat Babies (Emma Frank) 159
- 14. Traditional Standards of Beauty (Emma Frank) 167
- 15. Tattooing (Sam Brown) 170
- 16. Rules of Etiquette (Emma Frank) 175
- 17. How to Ensure a Long Life (Sam Brown) 179
- 18. Insults and Bad Behavior (Sam Brown) 181
- 19. A Jump Dance Sermon (Sam Brown) 185
- 20. When there is a Death (Sam Brown) 188
- 21. How to Gather and Prepare Acorns (Sam Brown) 194
- 22. How Basketry Roots are Gathered and Baskets Woven (Sam Brown) 208
- 23. How to Handle Firewood in the Old-Fashioned Way (Emma Frank) 217
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III. DOCTORING AND THE SPIRIT WORLD
- 24. How I Became a Doctor (Emma Frank) 223
- 25. Emma Frank’s Method of Doctoring (Emma Frank) 230
- 26. How Silis Became a Doctor (Sam Brown) 238
- 27. Silis’ Vision of Hell (Sam Brown) 251
- 28. Silis Loses and Finds her Pipe (Sam Brown) 257
- 29. The Kick Dance (Sam Brown) 260
- 30. How I Became Fond of Kick Dancing (Sam Brown) 268
- 31. K’yiłwe· Sickness is Taken Out (Sam Brown) 274
- 32. Hunting Magic and Prayers for Deer (Sam Brown) 280
- 33. A Vision of Sam Brown’s (Sam Brown) 283
- 34. Power Over the Grizzly Bear (Sam Brown) 292
- 35. Training for Striking Fear into the Grizzly Bear (Sam Brown) 300
- 36. The Afterworld (Sam Brown) 303
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IV. MEDICINE FORMULAS
- Introductory Note 305
- 37. To Cure Vomit and Passing of Blood (Emma Frank) 307
- 38. For Sickness (Jake Hostler) 312
- 39. For a Menstruating Woman to Shorten her Period (Emma Frank) 315
- 40. Pronounced over a Child to make him Wealthy and Brave (Emma Frank) 320
- 41. To Purify one who has Handled a Corpse (John Shoemaker) 327
- 42. To Induce Forgiveness (Mary Marshall) 342
- 43. For War (Sam Brown) 344
- 44. The Ugly Dog, a Medicine Formula for Love (John Shoemaker) 349
- 45. A Woman’s Love Medicine for Getting a Man (Emma Frank) 352
- 46. A Man’s Love Medicine (Emma Frank) 356
- 47. For a Man who Desires Wealth and Success in Love (John Shoemaker) 362
- 48. For Wealth (John Shoemaker) 366
- 49. The Dawn Maiden (Sam Brown) 371
- 50. Big Dentalia Comes to the Redwood People (Mary Marshall) 374
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V. PRAYERS
- Introductory Note 377
- 51. Prayer for Good Luck (Emma Frank) 378
- 52. Prayer to the Sun (Emma Frank) 379
- 53. Prayer in Going Over the Trails in the Mountains (Emma Frank) 380
- 54. Prayer to the Acorn Feast Ground of Hostler Ranch (Sam Brown) 382
- 55. Prayer to Yimantiwʔwinyay’s Resting Place (Sam Brown) 384
- 56. A Night Prayer (John Shoemaker) 386
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VI. MYTHS AND TALES
- 57. Salmon’s Grandmother (Sam Brown) 387
- 58. Salmon’s Grandmother and Timber Robin (Sam Brown) 394
- 59. Water Dog and Acorn Worm (Sam Brown) 397
- 60. Iris and Panther (Oscar Brown) 405
- 61. Coyote and Frog (Emma Frank) 408
- 62. Three Tales of Little Woodpecker (Emma Frank) 412
- 63. Salmon-Trout is Doctored by Bluejay and Hummingbird (Jake Hostler) 430
- 64. A Story of the South Wind (Sam Brown) 433
- 65. The Lake Whale (Sam Brown) 437
- 66. The Rival Wives (Mary Marshall) 438
- 67. The Two Brothers (John Shoemaker) 446
- 68. The One who Established a Medicine at Miyimida q’id, and his Grandmother (Emma Frank) 450
- 69. The Hated Suitor (Jake Hostler) 468
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VII. LEGENDS AND TRADITIONAL HISTORY
- 70. How Ear Aches Started at Meʔdildiŋ (Sam Brown) 479
- 71. The Acorn Provider Saves Weitchpec (Sam Brown) 486
- 72. Two Young Men Do Indian Deviling (Jake Hostler) 490
- 73. The Village that Blasphemed (Sam Brown) 497
- 74. How a Man was Destroyed at New River (Sam Brown) 499
- 75. How a Tattooed-Face Stole a Woman (John Shoemaker) 505
- 76. The Chimariko Attack a Hupa Village (Sam Brown) 509
- 77. A War Between the Hupa and Yurok (Sam Brown) 515
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 1.1. - 15.12. 531
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 15.13. - 36.4. 581
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 36.5. - 63.18. 631
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 63.19. - 77.132. 681
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ANALYTIC LEXICON
- Introductory Note 725
- Element List (with Sean O’Neill). Part I 727
- Element List (with Sean O’Neill). Part II 777
- Morphological Outline 813
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ETHNOGRAPHIC LEXICON
- Introductory Note 873
- General Glossary. Part I 875
- General Glossary. Part II 930
- Kinship Terminology 999
- Yurok Texts (edited by Howard Berman) 1015
- Chimariko Linguistic Material (edited by Howard Berman) 1039
- Appendix: Reports on Sapir's Northwest California Work Letters from the field to A. L. Kroeber 1081
- Letters to J.P. Harrington regarding work on Chimariko 1090
- An Expedition to Ancient America 1094
- A Summary Report of Field Work among the Hupa, Summer 1927 1097
- Reminiscences about Edward Sapir (Fang-Kuei Li) 1099
- References 1101
- Index 1113
- Backmatter 1121
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Frontispiece 6
- Preface 11
- Introduction 13
-
Hupa Texts, with Notes and Lexicon
- Contents 21
- Preface 25
- Key to the Orthography 31
- Alphabetical Order 33
-
I. CEREMONIES
- 1. The White Deerskin Dance (Sam Brown) 35
- 2. The Jump Dance (Sam Brown) 55
- 3. The Origin of the Jump Dance (Mary Marshall) 72
- 4. The Origin of the Misq’id Jump Dance (Jake Hostler) 76
- 5. The Acorn Feast (Sam Brown) 84
- 6. The First Salmon Ceremony (John Shoemaker) 99
- 7. The Origin of the First Salmon Ceremony (John Shoemaker) 103
- 8. Bathing the Rain Rock at Sugar Bowl (John Shoemaker) 109
- 9. Formula for Bathing the Rain Rock (John Shoemaker) 113
- 10. The Flower Dance (Sam Brown) 118
- 11. The Origin of the Flower Dance (Sam Brown) 135
- 12. The Brush Dance (Sam Brown) 147
-
II. TRADITIONAL LIFE
- 13. How to Treat Babies (Emma Frank) 159
- 14. Traditional Standards of Beauty (Emma Frank) 167
- 15. Tattooing (Sam Brown) 170
- 16. Rules of Etiquette (Emma Frank) 175
- 17. How to Ensure a Long Life (Sam Brown) 179
- 18. Insults and Bad Behavior (Sam Brown) 181
- 19. A Jump Dance Sermon (Sam Brown) 185
- 20. When there is a Death (Sam Brown) 188
- 21. How to Gather and Prepare Acorns (Sam Brown) 194
- 22. How Basketry Roots are Gathered and Baskets Woven (Sam Brown) 208
- 23. How to Handle Firewood in the Old-Fashioned Way (Emma Frank) 217
-
III. DOCTORING AND THE SPIRIT WORLD
- 24. How I Became a Doctor (Emma Frank) 223
- 25. Emma Frank’s Method of Doctoring (Emma Frank) 230
- 26. How Silis Became a Doctor (Sam Brown) 238
- 27. Silis’ Vision of Hell (Sam Brown) 251
- 28. Silis Loses and Finds her Pipe (Sam Brown) 257
- 29. The Kick Dance (Sam Brown) 260
- 30. How I Became Fond of Kick Dancing (Sam Brown) 268
- 31. K’yiłwe· Sickness is Taken Out (Sam Brown) 274
- 32. Hunting Magic and Prayers for Deer (Sam Brown) 280
- 33. A Vision of Sam Brown’s (Sam Brown) 283
- 34. Power Over the Grizzly Bear (Sam Brown) 292
- 35. Training for Striking Fear into the Grizzly Bear (Sam Brown) 300
- 36. The Afterworld (Sam Brown) 303
-
IV. MEDICINE FORMULAS
- Introductory Note 305
- 37. To Cure Vomit and Passing of Blood (Emma Frank) 307
- 38. For Sickness (Jake Hostler) 312
- 39. For a Menstruating Woman to Shorten her Period (Emma Frank) 315
- 40. Pronounced over a Child to make him Wealthy and Brave (Emma Frank) 320
- 41. To Purify one who has Handled a Corpse (John Shoemaker) 327
- 42. To Induce Forgiveness (Mary Marshall) 342
- 43. For War (Sam Brown) 344
- 44. The Ugly Dog, a Medicine Formula for Love (John Shoemaker) 349
- 45. A Woman’s Love Medicine for Getting a Man (Emma Frank) 352
- 46. A Man’s Love Medicine (Emma Frank) 356
- 47. For a Man who Desires Wealth and Success in Love (John Shoemaker) 362
- 48. For Wealth (John Shoemaker) 366
- 49. The Dawn Maiden (Sam Brown) 371
- 50. Big Dentalia Comes to the Redwood People (Mary Marshall) 374
-
V. PRAYERS
- Introductory Note 377
- 51. Prayer for Good Luck (Emma Frank) 378
- 52. Prayer to the Sun (Emma Frank) 379
- 53. Prayer in Going Over the Trails in the Mountains (Emma Frank) 380
- 54. Prayer to the Acorn Feast Ground of Hostler Ranch (Sam Brown) 382
- 55. Prayer to Yimantiwʔwinyay’s Resting Place (Sam Brown) 384
- 56. A Night Prayer (John Shoemaker) 386
-
VI. MYTHS AND TALES
- 57. Salmon’s Grandmother (Sam Brown) 387
- 58. Salmon’s Grandmother and Timber Robin (Sam Brown) 394
- 59. Water Dog and Acorn Worm (Sam Brown) 397
- 60. Iris and Panther (Oscar Brown) 405
- 61. Coyote and Frog (Emma Frank) 408
- 62. Three Tales of Little Woodpecker (Emma Frank) 412
- 63. Salmon-Trout is Doctored by Bluejay and Hummingbird (Jake Hostler) 430
- 64. A Story of the South Wind (Sam Brown) 433
- 65. The Lake Whale (Sam Brown) 437
- 66. The Rival Wives (Mary Marshall) 438
- 67. The Two Brothers (John Shoemaker) 446
- 68. The One who Established a Medicine at Miyimida q’id, and his Grandmother (Emma Frank) 450
- 69. The Hated Suitor (Jake Hostler) 468
-
VII. LEGENDS AND TRADITIONAL HISTORY
- 70. How Ear Aches Started at Meʔdildiŋ (Sam Brown) 479
- 71. The Acorn Provider Saves Weitchpec (Sam Brown) 486
- 72. Two Young Men Do Indian Deviling (Jake Hostler) 490
- 73. The Village that Blasphemed (Sam Brown) 497
- 74. How a Man was Destroyed at New River (Sam Brown) 499
- 75. How a Tattooed-Face Stole a Woman (John Shoemaker) 505
- 76. The Chimariko Attack a Hupa Village (Sam Brown) 509
- 77. A War Between the Hupa and Yurok (Sam Brown) 515
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 1.1. - 15.12. 531
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 15.13. - 36.4. 581
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 36.5. - 63.18. 631
- LINGUISTIC NOTES TO THE TEXTS 63.19. - 77.132. 681
-
ANALYTIC LEXICON
- Introductory Note 725
- Element List (with Sean O’Neill). Part I 727
- Element List (with Sean O’Neill). Part II 777
- Morphological Outline 813
-
ETHNOGRAPHIC LEXICON
- Introductory Note 873
- General Glossary. Part I 875
- General Glossary. Part II 930
- Kinship Terminology 999
- Yurok Texts (edited by Howard Berman) 1015
- Chimariko Linguistic Material (edited by Howard Berman) 1039
- Appendix: Reports on Sapir's Northwest California Work Letters from the field to A. L. Kroeber 1081
- Letters to J.P. Harrington regarding work on Chimariko 1090
- An Expedition to Ancient America 1094
- A Summary Report of Field Work among the Hupa, Summer 1927 1097
- Reminiscences about Edward Sapir (Fang-Kuei Li) 1099
- References 1101
- Index 1113
- Backmatter 1121