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The Code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca Prophet

168 entries · 8 sections

[1913]

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Introduction

Handsome Lake's Religion Handsome Lake Present Effects of Handsome Lake's Teaching How the White Race Came to America and why The Gaiwiio Became a Necessity

The Gaiwiio Code

A Time of Trouble The Sick Man The Two Ways He Thinks The Strange Death of the Sick Man The People Gather About the Dead Man The Dead Man Revives The Message of the Four Beings Ganiodaiio Commanded to Proclaim the Gaiwiio

The Great Message

Section I Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 10 Section 11 Section 12 Section 13 Section 14 Section 15 Section 16 Section 17 Section 18 Section 19

Recitation of the Second Day

Section 20 Section 21 Section 22 Section 23 Section 24 Section 25 Section 26 Section 27 Section 28 Section 29 Section 30 Section 31 Section 32 Section 33 Section 34 Section 35 Section 36 Section 37 Section 38 Section 39 Section 40 Section 41 Section 42 Section 43 Section 44 Section 45 Section 46 Section 47 Section 48 Section 49 Section 50 Section 51 Section 52 Section 53 Section 54 Section 55 Section 56 Section 57 Section 58 Section 59 Section 60 Section 61 Section 62 Section 63 Section 64 Section 65 Section 66 Section 67 Section 68 Section 69 Section 70 Section 71 Section 72 Section 73 Section 74 Section 75 Section 76 Section 77

Recitation of the third day: Now At Tonawanda

Section 78 Section 79 Section 80 Section 81

The Journey Over the Great Sky-Road

Section 82 Section 83 Section 84 Section 85 Section 86 Section 87 Section 88 Section 89 Section 90 Section 91 Section 92 Section 93 Section 94 Section 95 Section 96 Section 97 Section 98 Section 99 Section 100 Section 101 Section 102 Section 103 Section 104 Section 105 Section 106 Section 107 Section 108 Section 109 Section 110 Section 111 Section 112 Section 113 Section 114 Section 115 Section 116 Section 117 Section 118 Section 119 Section 120 Section 121 Section 122 Section 123 Section 124 Section 125 Section 126 Section 127 Section 128 Section 129 Section 130

Part 2: Field Notes On The Rites And Ceremonies Of The Ganio`Dai'io` Religion

Gänä?yasta`The White Dog Sacrifice Ne Ganeowo: One of the four sacred ceremonies of the Seneca Outlines of the Cornplanting and the Maple Thanksgivings Special Annual Ceremonies Legend of the Coming of Death The Funeral Address The Death Feast Secret Medicine Societies of the Seneca The Little Water Company Pygmy Society, The Dark Dance Ceremony The Society of Otters Society of Mystic Animals The Eagle Society The Bear Society The Buffalo Society Chanters for the Dead The Woman's Society Sisters Of The Dio`he:'ko The False Face Company The Tobacco Throwing Ceremony The Husk-Faces Iroquois Sun Myths Anecdotes of Cornplanter Key to Phonic System Glossary of Seneca Words