Licking, casting out evil influences by, 443
Lime-tree, the object of a special cult, 205 , 206
Limes, not allowed on mines, 254 , 255 , 264 ;
used for ceremonial washing, 278 , 400 , 431 ;
used in soul-abduction, 575
Love-charms, 362 (note), 566 , 568 , 577
Lucky snakes, 111 (note), 303 , 506 ;
birds, 124 , 125 ;
dogs, 182 ;
weapons, 524 –531;
days and times, 545 –561
Lustration, by water, 77 –81, 277 –279, 347 , 348 , 387 ;
by fire, 77 , 342 –344;
see also Bathing, Rice-paste
Magic, sympathetic, 82 , 108 (note), 161 (note), 213 , 217 , 241 , 248 , 310 , 323 , 355 , 570 –573;
squares, 555 –558
Magicians or Pawangs, significance of, 56 ;
prerogatives of, 57 ;
possessing familiar spirits, 59 ;
mode of acquiring the powers of, 60 , 61 ;
exorcising spirits, 64 ;
controlling the weather, 107 –109;
fowling, 133 ;
hunting, 172 –179;
eagle-wood, 207 ;
camphor, 214 ;
planting, 219 , 232 ;
reaping, 225 , 235 –249;
mining, 253 –271;
power over inanimate objects, 262 , 263 , 531 ;
crocodile, 293 –302;
fishing, 308 , 310 –316;