Ipurinas, a Brazilian tribe, 140 Isis, the many-named, 99 Itelmen, a Kamtschatkan tribe, 165 Jade, in myths, 149 Joyous character of early rites, 179 Jupiter, his base traits, 166 Kaaba, a stone, 147 Kamtschatkans, the, 57, 65, 109, 165, 244 Ka-ne, a Polynesian deity, 74 Khonds, a Dravidian tribe, 105 Knowledge, tree of, 153 Koders, a Dravidian tribe, 149 Ku, a Polynesian deity, 121 Kutka, god of the Kamtschatkans, 109, 166 Language and myth, 114 _sq._ Law, the ceremonial, 218, 224 Life and Death, ideas of, 68 _sq._ Life, as a divine attribute, 68; and its transmission, 164, 200 Light, the adoration of, 74 _sq._ Linguistics, the study of, 19, 35, 115; influence on religious ideas, 20, 115 Liturgy, power of the, 178 Lizard, the, as a symbol, 161 Lono, a Polynesian deity, 121 Love as a root of religion, 170 Love charms, 148 Magic, sympathetic, 173 Magical rites, 175 Mahopa, a name of divinity, 63 Mamit, the curse, 90 Man worshipped as a god, 161 _Mana_ in Polynesian dialects, 62 Mandan Indians, 13, 150 Mangaians, myths of, 77, 86 Manito of Algonquins, 102, 125 Mantras, power of, 89 Maoris, the, 83, 103, 143 Maria Candelaria, a heroine, 222 Marriage, rites relating to, 200, 219 Masks, religious use of, 184 “Master of Life,” the, 69 _Mâyâ_, the doctrine of, 68 Mayas, the tribe of, 123, 125, 151, 156, 174, 199; shamans, 150 Meday sticks, 242 Medicine-men, Indian, 52; women, 221 Melanesians, beliefs of, 131, 148 Menhirs, of Celts, 149 Mexicans, ancient, 125, 148, 149, 151, 155, 179 Mexico, ancient, 24 Michoacan, Indians of, 69 Milky way, worship of, 141 Mincopies, beliefs of the, 72, 109, 115, 126, _see_ Andamanese Molemo, an African deity, 97 Moon-worship, 139 _sq._ Motu, a tribe, 31 Mourning, customs of, 212 Moxos, an American tribe, 155 Mummies, why made, 211 Mumpal, an Australian deity, 81 Music in religion, 240 Mysticism, religious, source of, 56 Mythical cycles, the Universal, 118 Myths, meaning of, 112 _sq._ Nagualism, references to, 67, 156, 175 Nahuas, myths of the, 148, 151, 195, 196 Name, the sacred, 93 _sq._ Name-soul, the, 96 Names, rites relating to, 195 Names of the dead avoided, 95 Nanabojou, a hero-god, 70 Natal, natives of, 52 Nature, conflict of, 127 Navahoes, a prayer of the, 105; deity of the, 169 Navel of the Sky, the, 78 Neolithic period, the, 33 Nervous susceptibility of savages, 14 Nicaraguans, customs of, 190 Njambe, god of the Marutse, 97 Norns of Teutonic mythology, 121 Num, god of the Samoyeds, 83 Numbers, the sacred, 119 Nurali, an Australian deity, 74, 159 Oannes, a Chaldean god, 161 Oaths are ordeals, 226 One-legged god, the, 98 Oraons, cult of the, 137, 230 Ordeals in religions, 225 Origin of religion, theories about, 41 _sq._