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Eastern Cherokee folktalesBook 1966 • Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick & Kilpatrick, Anna Gritts
Cherokee • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document is a collection of North Carolina Cherokee folktales, myths and legends as told to Olbrechts in January-February 1927 and which have been recompiled by the two Kilpatricks. The stories mainly relate animal myths and wonder stories invol...Walk in your soulBook 1965 • Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick & Kilpatrick, Anna Gritts
Cherokee • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document provides a discussion of Cherokee magic generally and their love magic specifically. Many precise formulae and texts serve as data. Each text is analyzed, and commentary is provided. Brief descriptions of Cherokee myth and symbolism are...Run toward the nightlandBook 1967 • Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick & Kilpatrick, Anna Gritts
Cherokee • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document provides a broad survey of the magic of the Oklahoma Cherokees. The introductory discussion provides a background on the general magical concepts of the Cherokee. Subsequent chapters cover the various kinds of magic, including hunting, ...Notebook of a Cherokee shamanBook 1970 • Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick & Kilpatrick, Anna Gritts
Cherokee • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document consists of 50 magico-medical and love formulas contained in the notebook of a Cherokee shaman who died in 1938. The magico-medical formulas include those for burns, blisters, fever, headache, gunshot wounds, dental ailments, intestinal...