Quipus and Witches' Knots The Role of the Knot in Primitive and Ancient Culture, with a Translation and Analysis of "Oribasius de Laqueis"

This essay in cultural anthropology provides a comprehensive view of the way primitive people in all parts of the world once utilized knots; mnemonic knots-to record dates, numbers, and cultural traditions; magic knots-to cure diseases, bewitch enemies, and control the forces of nature; and practica...

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Autore principale: Day, Cyrus Lawrence (auth)
Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: University Press of Kansas 1967
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