Project Gutenberg 2008-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 1167 Mooney, James 1861 1921 The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 Produced by William Flis, 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) "The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees" by James Mooney is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the preservation of the sacred knowledge and medical practices of the Cherokee people, including over six hundred formulas related to medicine, love, hunting, and spirituality. It provides insight into the beliefs and customs of the Cherokee, illustrating the unique intersection of their ancient religion with their practical life. At the start of the book, Mooney introduces the collection of sacred formulas he obtained from Cherokee shamans on a reservation in North Carolina during the late 1800s. He details the significance of these manuscripts, emphasizing how they serve not only as a medical compendium but also as a reflection of Cherokee culture and spirituality. The opening chapters discuss the origins of these formulas, the challenges of gathering them, and the intricate relationship between the shamans and their community. Through various stories and explanations, Mooney seeks to highlight the depth of Cherokee traditions and the importance of their healing practices within the broader context of their sacred beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Cherokee language -- Texts Indians of North America -- Medicine Cherokee Indians -- Religion E011 PM RV Text Native America Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 349072 2025-08-10T09:00:25.819811 text/html 342574 2008-03-09T09:56:14 text/html 977938 2025-08-10T09:00:34.597719 application/epub+zip 976409 2025-08-10T09:00:29.038751 application/epub+zip 195570 2025-08-10T09:00:27.717805 application/epub+zip 1163154 2025-08-10T09:00:38.428700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1149778 2025-08-10T09:00:33.552762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379243 2022-09-11T11:56:33.288501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317872 2025-08-10T09:00:25.051805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307545 2008-03-09T09:56:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310166 2008-03-09T09:58:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317915 2008-03-09T09:59:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23676 2025-08-10T09:00:38.570693 application/rdf+xml 13810 2025-08-10T09:00:28.226746 image/jpeg 3191 2025-08-10T09:00:27.971768 image/jpeg 109613 2008-03-09T09:59:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 109555 2008-03-09T09:59:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 875294 2008-03-09T09:59:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 110333 2008-03-09T09:59:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 959878 2025-08-10T09:00:25.874756 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