Creek religion and medicine / by John R. Swanton ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by James T. Carson.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Religious beliefs and medicinal practices of the Creek Indians
Main Author:	Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Corporate Author:	NetLibrary, Inc
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2000.
Edition:	First Bison Books.
Subjects:	Muscogee people > Religion. Creek people > Medicine. Creek mythology. Creek dance. Electronic books.
Genre:	Electronic books.
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Physical Description:	vii, 207 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

The cosmos
The supernatural beings
Charms
The fate of souls
Miscellaneous beliefs
Sacrifices
Taboos
Music and dancing
Ceremonies
Miscellaneous ceremonies
Ceremony of the asi
Minor ceremonies connected with the square grounds
The great annual ceremony or busk
Shamanism and medicine
The "knowers"
The "fasters" or doctors
Methods of practicing
Weather controllers
Witcheraft
Diseases and remedies
Creek medicines
Alabama medicines
Natchez medicines
The Creek Busk: The Women's dance
The Creek Busk: Women's dance at the Okchai Busk in 1912
The Okchai Busk. a. Box for tobacco, medicine, and drum in the Chiefs' Bed. b. Rite of the emetic
Taking the emetic at Okchai
The Creek Busk. a and b. The Tcitahaia or "Feather dance." c. The Square Ground just after the fasters have left to bathe in a neighboring creek
The Creek and Natchez Indians. a. Drum. b. Ceremonial ground near Braggs, Okla., used by the Natchez, Creek, and Cherokee Indians. c. Home of the Kila or Prophet Yahola
Arrangement of ears of corn on the fire sticks at the Chiaha busk.