Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Name: Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape
Author: Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Delaware Indians -- Religion

_Canoe_, coming of white men in, 121;
   over river to Spirit land, 54

  _Cantico_, Penn’s term for ceremony, 115-116

  _Cap_, bearskin, of Mask impersonator, 42

  _Carved drumsticks_, in Annual ceremony, 101-103, 150;
   in Minsi ceremony, 130-131, 139-140, 197

  _Carved faces_, on drumsticks, 101, 130-131, 197;
    on posts of Big House, 42-43, 83, 88, 106, 119, 148, 150;
    on posts of Minsi Big House, 129-130, 151;
    representing Keepers of the Heavens, 31.
    See _Mask_, _Masks_, _Mĭsiʹngʷ‛_

  _Catfish_, James Wolf’s dream of, 72-73

  _Cattle_, Mask Being guardian of, 35, 157

  _Cayuga_, False Face company of, 161;
    long-house, thanksgiving of Lenape in, 139;
    Planting dance of, 143

  _Cedar-leaves_, burning of, at Annual ceremony, 105

  _Central post_, carved faces on, 83, 119, 151;
    ceremonial of: in Annual ceremony, 94, 106, 119-120;
      in Feast of first fruits, 144;
      in Minsi Big House, 129-130, 135;
      in MuxhatoLʹzing, 123

  _Central West_, Peyote cult in, 185

  _Ceremonies_, directed by guardian spirit, 65;
    extinction of, 63;
    in honor of dead, 55, 191, 195-196;
    minor, 198-199;
    of Big House, 75-76, 82;
    of Lenape, paintings of, 14;
    of Minsi Big House, 127-145;
    of Minsi to Mother Corn, 43;
    of Unami and Minsi, compared, 196-200;
    thanks given to Great Spirit in, 18, 145, 196.
    See _Annual ceremony_, _Ceremony_

  _Ceremony_, of Bear, 171-176;
    of Buffalo, 182-183;
    of Doll Being, 46, 162-171;
    of First fruits, 144-145;
    of Mask Being, 35, 198-199;
    of Mask society, 37, 159-161;
    of Otter, 176-183;
    of Peyote, 185-191;
    of Skeleton dance, 183-184;
    of Thanksgiving, 139-143.
    See _Annual ceremony_, _Ceremonies_

  _Chant_, at Otter ceremony, 180-181;
    of Pokiteʹhemun, 67-68;
    referring to Mask Being, 69;
    referring to visions, 66-74, 136, 174-175, 195;
    Unami examples of, 67-72.
    See _Singers_, _Singing_, _Visions_

  _Charm_, opiʹna or blessing as, 65-66;
    charms: from Great Horned Serpents, 49;
    miniature masks as, 36, 42.
    See _Fetishes_

  _Charts_ of Heaven drawn on deerskin, 57

  _Chastity_ of boys, 62-63

  _Chief_, of the gods, Great Spirit as, 19;
    hunter of Annual ceremony, 85, 97.
    See _Leader_

  _Chief Waubuno_, description of Minsi ceremony by, 143-145;
    on Great Spirit, 21-22

  _Children_, cared for by Mask Being, 34-35, 153, 155-156;
    Doll Being revealed to, 162-163;
    Little People hunted by, 49, 193;
    meeting of, with parents in Heaven, 53, 91;
    no longer piʹlsŭⁿ, 63, 112-114;
    part of, in Annual ceremony, 108-109;
    prayers for, 115.
    See _Boys_, _Girls_

  _Cholera_ checked by False Face company, 161

  _Christ_, tomb of, at Peyote rite, 186-187.
    See _Jesus Christ_

  _Christianity_, concepts of, in Peyote rite, 186-190;
    idols given up for, 38;
    Naniʹtis given up for, 169;
    visions given up for, 72.
    See _Devil_, _Missionary_, _Whites_

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Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond)

Delaware Indians -- Religion

_Canoe_, coming of white men in, 121;
   over river to Spirit land, 54

  _Cantico_, Penn’s term for ceremony, 115-116

  _Cap_, bearskin, of Mask impersonator, 42

  _Carved drumsticks_, in Annual ceremony, 101-103, 150;
   in Minsi ceremony, 130-131, 139-140, 197

  _Carved faces_, on drumsticks, 101, 130-131, 197;
    on posts of Big House, 42-43, 83, 88, 106, 119, 148, 150;
    on posts of Minsi Big House, 129-130, 151;
    representing Keepers of the Heavens, 31.
    See _Mask_, _Masks_, _Mĭsiʹngʷ‛_

  _Catfish_, James Wolf’s dream of, 72-73

  _Cattle_, Mask Being guardian of, 35, 157

  _Cayuga_, False Face company of, 161;
    long-house, thanksgiving of Lenape in, 139;
    Planting dance of, 143

  _Cedar-leaves_, burning of, at Annual ceremony, 105

  _Central post_, carved faces on, 83, 119, 151;
    ceremonial of: in Annual ceremony, 94, 106, 119-120;
      in Feast of first fruits, 144;
      in Minsi Big House, 129-130, 135;
      in MuxhatoLʹzing, 123

  _Central West_, Peyote cult in, 185

  _Ceremonies_, directed by guardian spirit, 65;
    extinction of, 63;
    in honor of dead, 55, 191, 195-196;
    minor, 198-199;
    of Big House, 75-76, 82;
    of Lenape, paintings of, 14;
    of Minsi Big House, 127-145;
    of Minsi to Mother Corn, 43;
    of Unami and Minsi, compared, 196-200;
    thanks given to Great Spirit in, 18, 145, 196.
    See _Annual ceremony_, _Ceremony_

  _Ceremony_, of Bear, 171-176;
    of Buffalo, 182-183;
    of Doll Being, 46, 162-171;
    of First fruits, 144-145;
    of Mask Being, 35, 198-199;
    of Mask society, 37, 159-161;
    of Otter, 176-183;
    of Peyote, 185-191;
    of Skeleton dance, 183-184;
    of Thanksgiving, 139-143.
    See _Annual ceremony_, _Ceremonies_

  _Chant_, at Otter ceremony, 180-181;
    of Pokiteʹhemun, 67-68;
    referring to Mask Being, 69;
    referring to visions, 66-74, 136, 174-175, 195;
    Unami examples of, 67-72.
    See _Singers_, _Singing_, _Visions_

  _Charm_, opiʹna or blessing as, 65-66;
    charms: from Great Horned Serpents, 49;
    miniature masks as, 36, 42.
    See _Fetishes_

  _Charts_ of Heaven drawn on deerskin, 57

  _Chastity_ of boys, 62-63

  _Chief_, of the gods, Great Spirit as, 19;
    hunter of Annual ceremony, 85, 97.
    See _Leader_

  _Chief Waubuno_, description of Minsi ceremony by, 143-145;
    on Great Spirit, 21-22

  _Children_, cared for by Mask Being, 34-35, 153, 155-156;
    Doll Being revealed to, 162-163;
    Little People hunted by, 49, 193;
    meeting of, with parents in Heaven, 53, 91;
    no longer piʹlsŭⁿ, 63, 112-114;
    part of, in Annual ceremony, 108-109;
    prayers for, 115.
    See _Boys_, _Girls_

  _Cholera_ checked by False Face company, 161

  _Christ_, tomb of, at Peyote rite, 186-187.
    See _Jesus Christ_

  _Christianity_, concepts of, in Peyote rite, 186-190;
    idols given up for, 38;
    Naniʹtis given up for, 169;
    visions given up for, 72.
    See _Devil_, _Missionary_, _Whites_

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Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

Religion and ceremonies of the Lenape

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