Khasis, the, of Assam, 45 Kickapoo Indians, 130 Kikuyu. _See_ Akikuyu King’s Evil, touching for, 17 _sq._ Kings, superstitious veneration for, 10 _sqq._ ---- of Tahiti, their sacredness 10 _sq._ Kouis, the, of Laos, 32 Kubus, the, of Sumatra, 67 Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, mourning customs of the, 146 _sq._ Landmarks protected by gods and curses, 37 _sq._ Laos, 32 Laurel leaves used in purificatory rites, 117 Laws regulating marriage, their origin unknown, 102; which regulate human history, 160 Leaden tablets, 36 Leaping over grave of murdered man, 119 Leaves used in exorcism, 116 _sq._ Lengua Indians, their fear of ghosts, 140 _sq._ Leviticus, 61 Licence, periods of, 60 _n._ 1 Lightning a punishment of incest, 45 Lillooet Indians of British Columbia, mourning customs of the, 145 _sq._ Livingstone, David, quoted, 38 Lkungen or Songish Indians of Vancouver Island, mourning customs of the, 143 Loango, the king of, 12, 13; ideas as to sexual immorality in, 54 _sq._ Lombok, sexual offences severely punished in, 70 Looboos, a people of Sumatra, 82, 109 _Looï_, pollution incurred by unchastity, 109 Loowoo, in Celebes, 12 Louis XV., 18 Louis XVI., 18 Low, Hugh, 48 Lushai, the, of North-Eastern India, 119 _sq._ Macassars, the, of Celebes, 51 McDougall, W., and Hose, Ch., quoted, 49 _sq._ Macleods, chief of the, 17 Madagascar, 59, 106; taboo in, 31 _sq._ Madness supposed to be caused by homicide, 117 _sqq._ Magic older than religion, 100 Magical rites tend to become religious, 100 Maiming as a punishment of adultery, 64 Malagasy charms, 31 Malay Archipelago, taboo in the, 27 _sq._ ---- Peninsula, 137 ---- peoples, the severity with which they punish sexual offences, 70 _sq._ ---- region, divinity of kings in the, 11 _sqq._ Maloulekes, the, of South-Eastern Africa, 57 Mamoedjoe, district of Celebes, 68 Man, the science of, 159 _sq._; primæval, unknown, 163 _sq._ _Mana_, supernatural power, 6 Mangars, a tribe of Nepal, 138 Mankind dominated by an enlightened minority, 167 _sq._ Manslayer. _See_ Homicide Mantineans, their purification, 115 Manu, laws of, 16, 63 Maori chiefs, authority of, 7 _sqq._; esteemed gods, 7 _sq._ Maoris, taboo among the, 20 _sqq._ Marks of taboo to protect property, 25 _sqq._, 38 _sq._, 41 _sqq._ Marquesas Islands, taboo in the, 23 _sq._ Marrah, in Darfur, 39 Marriage, superstition in relation to, 44 _sqq._ ---- of cousins, different customs as to the, 88 _sq._, 91; forbidden, 89, 90, 91, 92, supposed to be unfruitful, 92; expiation for the, 92 _sq._ ---- laws, their origin unknown, 102 Marriages, consanguineous, question as to the results of, 95 _sq._ Masai, the, of British East Africa, 81; of German East Africa, 105 Medicine-man, respect for, 14 Melanesia, taboo as a preserver of property in, 26 _sq._ Melanesians, authority of chiefs among the, 6 _sq._; rules of ceremonial avoidance amongst the, 86 _sq._; of the Bismarck Archipelago, 131