James Mooney's history, myths, and sacred formulas of the Cherokees : containing the full texts of Myths of the Cherokee (1900) and the sacred formulas of the Cherokees (1891) as published by the Bureau of American Ethnology : with a new biographical introduction, James Mooney and the eastern Cherokees

Mooney, James 1861-1921 (Author). Mooney, James 1861-1921 Sacred formulas of the Cherokees. (Added Author).

Summary: The complete texts of Myths of the Cherokee and The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees by James Mooney, accompanied by an introduction by George Ellison.

Record details

ISBN: 9780914875192
ISBN: 0914875191
Physical Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Publisher: Asheville, N.C. : Historical Images, 1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Myths of the Cherokee: introduction, historical sketch of the Cherokee, stories and story tellers, myths -- The sacred formulas of the Cherokees: illustrations, introduction, how the formulas were obtained, the origin of disease and medicine, specimen formulas.