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Zuni Fetishismby Ruth F. Kirk Published by Avanyn Publishers Inc. 1988, fifth printing,
ISBN#: 0936755067, Soft bound, NearMint- condition (a very small tear in
the side of the front cover, two page corners have been bent). This is the
most thorough examination of fetish-worship among the Zuni. Indians.Before this work, the literature on the special
talismans of the Zuni Indians had never been extensive. The lack of
information on their articles had plagued the student and collector with a
continuing ignorance. This work studies twenty-five different pieces which
were collected by the Laboratory of Anthropology of the Museum of New
Mexico and thoroughly documented. Classified into ten categories from
hunting fetishes - the most common both today and in the past - to
witchcraft and punishment fetishes, the study of the fetishes brings an
expanded understanding to the examination of this aspect of Zuni religion
and ceremonials. The author describes the
homes of the fetishes, those… Leer más
