Project Gutenberg 2006-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 277 Cushing, Frank Hamilton 1857 1900 Zuñi Fetiches Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 3-45 Produced by Verity White, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Zuñi Fetiches" by Frank Hamilton Cushing is an ethnographic study written in the late 19th century. The book explores the religious beliefs and practices of the Zuñi people, specifically focusing on their worship of fetiches, or spirit objects, that embody the powers of nature and animals in their ecosystem. Cushing delves into the intricate relationships between the Zuñi's philosophy of life, their gods, and the nature of existence itself. The opening of the book introduces the reader to Zuñi philosophy, which presents a worldview where all elements of nature, including humans, animals, and inanimate objects, are interconnected through a shared existence. It explains how the Zuñi people view animals as mediators between themselves and the divine, elaborating on the significance of fetiches in their rituals and spirituality. Cushing continues with a discussion on the origins of Zuñi fetichism, recounting foundational myths such as the "Zuñi Iliad" that illustrate the creation of the world and the interactions between gods and men, setting the stage for a deep exploration of the Zuñi's religious practices and beliefs throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Zuni Indians -- Religion Zuni mythology Fetishes (Ceremonial objects) E011 Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 200729 2025-08-08T11:45:05.265177 text/html 189796 2006-12-09T11:37:52 text/html 1136877 2025-08-08T11:45:11.201155 application/epub+zip 1136797 2025-08-08T11:45:07.169176 application/epub+zip 124442 2025-08-08T11:45:05.982164 application/epub+zip 1256520 2025-08-08T11:45:14.051185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1236670 2025-08-08T11:45:10.435194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144679 2022-09-09T12:35:28.786400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130616 2025-08-08T11:45:04.542172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130423 2006-12-09T11:37:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129909 2006-12-09T11:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129984 2006-12-09T11:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22932 2025-08-08T11:45:14.197113 application/rdf+xml 11996 2025-08-08T11:45:06.484145 image/jpeg 3331 2025-08-08T11:45:06.232153 image/jpeg 45975 2006-12-09T11:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 45912 2006-12-09T11:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1018093 2006-12-09T11:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 45591 2006-12-09T11:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1104153 2025-08-08T11:45:05.313205 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia