Indian Ritual and Belief : The Keys of Power

Contents: Preface. Glossary. 1. Life and power. 2. The power of man. 3. The power of woman. 4. The power of evil-eye. 5. The power of the ground. 6. The power of water. 7. The power of fire. 8. The power of metals. 9. The power of salt. 10. The power of stones. 11. The power of time. 12. The power of colours. 13. The power of numbers. 14. The power of sweet things. 15. The power of trees. 16. The weather. 17. The ritual of agriculture. 18. The power of grain. 19. The power of bread. 20. The power of animals. 21. Spirits. 22. Curses and oaths. 23. The invocation of power. 24. Totemism and the Maratha ‘Devak’. Appendices: i). Devaks. ii). The Pancpalvi. iii). The Halgamba. 25. The coercion of power. 26. The destruction of power. Appendices: a). Hindu and Muhammadan charms. b). Hindu festivals on which certain forms of Himsa are forbidden or allowed. c). Utara in the Deccan. d). Restrictions on intermarriage between Kul of the Katkaris. e). The power of the cardinal points. Index.