Project Gutenberg 2021-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 402 Bourke, John Gregory 1846 1896 Bourke, John G. (John Gregory) 34036283 Scatalogic Rites of All Nations A dissertation upon the employment of excrementitious remedial agents in religion, therapeutics, divination, witchcraft, love-philters, etc., in all parts of the globe MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Scatalogic Rites of All Nations" by John Gregory Bourke is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. It delves into the various religious and therapeutic uses of feces and urine across different cultures, examining their significance in rituals, folk medicine, and historical practices around the world. Bourke bases his findings on original observations and an extensive compilation of over a thousand scholarly works. The opening of the dissertation lays the groundwork for discussing the often-repulsive but culturally significant rites associated with excrement. Bourke highlights the universality of these practices in human history, suggesting that they are deeply intertwined with the spiritual and medicinal beliefs of primitive peoples. He recounts firsthand experiences observing the "Urine Dance" of the Zuñi tribe in New Mexico, where participants engage in the consumption of urine as part of a ritual aimed at fortifying the body against various challenges. Through these observations, Bourke sets the stage for an exploration of the ancient and enduring relationship between humanity and these natural substances, revealing their relevance in understanding the religious impulses and cultural practices that have shaped human civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scatology GT Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 1487474 2025-06-26T04:39:11.488757 text/html 1437830 2024-10-18T13:39:37 text/html 713770 2025-06-26T04:39:31.644670 application/epub+zip 714571 2025-06-26T04:39:14.753719 application/epub+zip 708997 2025-06-26T04:39:13.087760 application/epub+zip 1099159 2025-06-26T04:39:43.665665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 981161 2025-06-26T04:39:29.705676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 975761 2022-09-29T11:34:51.641513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1264127 2025-06-26T04:39:08.217817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1244200 2024-10-18T13:39:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16549 2025-06-26T04:39:43.811615 application/rdf+xml 12507 2025-06-26T04:39:13.305755 image/jpeg 2092 2025-06-26T04:39:13.198759 image/jpeg 591997 2025-06-26T04:39:11.588734 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