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I. OMENS. . 13

II. ANIMAL SUPERSTITIONS 73

III. THE EVIL EYE 109

IV. SNAKE WORSHIP 121

V. VOWS, VOTIVE AND OTHER OFFERINGS. . .137

VI. CHARMS 180

VII. HUMAN SACRIFICE 199

VIII. MAGIC AND HUMAN LIFE 224

IX. MAGIC AND MAGICIANS 237

X. DIVINATION AND FORTUNE-TELLING 273

XI. SOME AGRICULTURAL CEREMONIES 289

XII. RAIN-MAKING CEREMONIES 305

INDEX 312