Ritual of the bacabs : manuscript, [between 1775 and 1800].

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Ritual of the bacabs : manuscript, [between 1775 and 1800].

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The text comprises incantations and herbal remedies for the treatment of a broad range of injuries and diseases, particularly for seizures (10 spells), snake stomach (5), and bites (4). Asthma, toothache, respiratory congestion, and bone ailments are represented by two spells each, and there is a spell apiece for gout, erysipelas, fever, ulcers, eruptions, burns, running sores, gum inflammation, and placenta ejection. There are also three spells for cooling things and a spell apiece for making fire, shaping flint, and deer calling. Two spells, included in an appendix, appear to be later than those in the remainder of the text.

1 v. (162 leaves) : paper ; 15.3 x 10 cm.

Princeton University Library

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Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961

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