Indians a bear hunt was an important event for which they prepared by long fasts and purgations. Before setting out they offered expiatory sacrifices to the souls of bears slain in previous hunts, and besought them to be favourable to the hunters. When... The Golden Bough: pt. 1-2. Spirits of the corn and of the wild. 1912 - Page 224 de James George Frazer - 1912 Affichage du livre entier -
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