Miscellaneous notes on religion, magic, rites, customs, prehistory, etc. with particular reference to India, [and] part MS of new edition of Popular religion and folklore in northern India. [c. 1890-1921?]
Various papers. Various sizes. 25 x 20 cm unless stated otherwise.
Handwritten, printed and typewritten. Handwritten unless stated otherwise.
Presented by Mr J.E. Crooke, 11 Mar. 1955.
/1 Magic. 26 notes pasted on 3 pp.
/2 Sympathetic magic through relations. 19 notes pasted on 2 pp.
/3 Women. 16 notes pasted on 2 pp.
/4 Taboo. 4 notes pasted on 1 p.
/5 Sacred earth. 2 pp., text and 1 pasted note
/6 Most goddesses modification of one primitive goddess Mother Earth. 2 pp., text and 3 pasted notes
/7 Mother Earth worship. 2 pp., text and 4 pasted notes
/8 Earth oracular. 6 notes pasted on 1 p.
/9 Vedic worship of earth. 1 p.
/10 People born out of the earth. 1 p.
/11 Earth with a snake. 1 p., text and 2 pasted notes
/12 Danger of interfering with Mother Earth. 16 notes pasted on 3 pp.
/13 Priests, etc., sleeping on the ground. 3 pp., text and 3 pasted notes
/14 Things not allowed to fall on the ground. 1 p.
/15 Blood not allowed to fall on the ground. 1 p., text and 1 pasted note
/16 Devi. 5 notes pasted on 1 p.
/17 Representations of Mother Earth. 1 p., text and 2 pasted notes
/18 The sleep of the Earth. 2 leaves, text and 3 pasted notes
/19 Myth of separation of earth and sky. 1 p.
/20 The earth goddess rising out of the ground. 2 pp., text and 1 pasted note
/21 Earth both kindly and malignant. 2 pp., text and 5 pasted notes
/22 Victims buries. 13 notes pasted on 2 pp.
/23 Cocoanut day at Bombay; Dr John Fryer, 10 July 1909. 2 pp. 25 x 20.5 cm
/24 Cocoanut day; John B. Seely, 1 Oct. 1910. 1 p. 17.5 x 11.5 cm
/25 ‘The habit of creeping under a sacred stone …’. 1 p. 28.5 x 18 cm
/26 Death of the God. 12 notes pasted on 1 p.
/27 Fertility rites. 2 pp., text and 4 pasted notes
/28 Buddhism. 26 pp., [pp. 8, 22, 24 blank]
/29 [Charms]. 47 pp., [pp. 31, 40, 44 blank]. 20 x 16.5 cm (pp. 39-47)
/30 Dress. 10 pp. Handwritten and typewritten
/31 Seasons. 1 p. 21.5 x 9.5 cm
/32 Sun enters Capricornus …, Aries. 1 p. 27.5 x 21 cm
/33 Sun enters Cancer …, Libra. 1 p. 27 x 20 cm
/34 Spring feast. 1 p.
/35 Harvest festivals. 8 pp., text and 3 pasted notes
/36 First fruits. 4 pp., text and 4 pasted notes
/37 New Year’s Day. 2 pp.
/38 Dasahra. 3 pp.
/39 Sowing festivals. 8 pp., text and 2 pasted notes
/40 Cattle festivals. 2 pp., text and 2 pasted notes
/41 Tree and jungle spirits. 28 notes pasted on 3 pp.
/42 Tree marriage. 1 p.
/43 Maypoles. 7 notes pasted on 1 p.
/44 Posts and pillars. 8 notes pasted on 2 pp.
/45 Stimulating the powers of Mother Earth by blood. 4 pp., text and 18 pasted notes
/46 Sacred marriage. 5 pp., text and 11 pasted notes, [p. 4 blank]
/47 Beating the earth. 1 p., text and 3 pasted notes
/48 Earth stimulated by abuse. 2 notes pasted on 1 p.
/49 Earth stimulated by dancing. 11 notes pasted on 2 pp.
/50 Swinging. 8 notes pasted on 1 p.
/51 Hair offered to stimulate. 1 notes pasted on 1 p.
/52 Earth stimulated by fire. 25 notes pasted on 3 pp.
/53 Mock fights. 8 notes pasted on 1 p.
/54 Saturnalia. 2 pp., text and 10 pasted notes
/55 Preanimism. 14 notes pasted on 3 pp.
/56 Hill spirits. 3 notes pasted on 1 p.
/57 Water spirits. 34 notes pasted on 4 pp.
/58 Sun worship. 1 notes pasted on 1 p.
/59 Wind spirits. 7 notes pasted on 1 p.
/60 Stones. 1 p., text and 3 pasted notes
/61 Trees sacred. 4 pp.
/62 [Index to MS 125/61]. 1 p. 25 x 9.5 cm
/63 Amulet. 5 pp.
/64 [List of references – fairies, folklore]. 1 p. 24 x 8 cm
/65 ‘The beliefs in respect of stepping over a person …’. 1 p. 17 x 21 cm. Typewritten
/66 Sun worship. 9 pp., [p. 8 blank]
/67 Religion. 12 pp.
/68 Twelve great Indian lingams. 1 p. 16 x 10 cm
/69 Village gods. 1 p.
/70 Animism. 7 pp.
/71 Jains. 5 pp.
/72 Jainism. 18 pp., [p. 16 blank]. 13.5 x 10.5 cm (pp. 15-16); 21 x 16.5 cm (pp. 17-18)
/73 Jainism and Buddhism. 8 pp.
/74 Temples. 25 pp.
/75 ‘The worship of the Gonds …’. 3 leaves. 28 x 21.5 cm. Typewritten
/76 Devi cults. 1 p. 32 x 20 cm. Typewritten
/77 Religion. 2 notes pasted on 1 p. 32 x 20 cm
/78 ‘India in particular is conspicuous for the absence of the prehistoric evidence …’. 1 p. 20.5 x 17 cm
/79 Palaeolithic implements. 2 pp., text and 9 pasted notes. 32.5 x 21 cm
/80 Stone weapons. 5 pp. 13 x 20.5 cm (p. 5)
/81 Dolmen period. 5 pp., [p. 2 blank], text and 13 pasted notes. 32 x 20.5 cm (pp. 1-2)
/82 Primitive interments in Nilagirri. 9 pp.
/83 Khasi monuments. 2 pp. 24 x 19 cm
/84 Interment dolmens. 13 pp. 20 x 14 cm (p. 13)
/85 Copper and bronze. 10 notes pasted on 1 p. 32.5 x 20 cm
/86 Iron age. 8 notes pasted on 1 p. 26.5 x 21 cm
/87 Bronze and copper. 4 pp., [p. 2 blank]
/88 Dravidians. 2 notes pasted on 1 p. 31.5 x 20 cm
/89 Dravidian jaw types? 2 pp., text and 1 pasted note
/90 ‘Owing to the existence of certain differences we should not be justified in assuming a common origin for Mon-Khmer languages …’. 2 pp. 26.5 x 10.5 cm
/91 Mon Kmer race. 4 notes pasted on 1 p. 26.5 x 21 cm
/92 Connection of modern tribes with prehistoric A/c. 2 notes pasted on 1 p. 32 x 21 cm
/93 Manuscript for new edition of Popular religion and folklore of Northern India, [c. 1921]. 4 parts
.1 Preface. 4 pp. 26.5 x 19.5 cm (pp. 1-2); 21 x 20 cm (pp. 3-4)
.2 Introduction. 9 pp., [pp. 4, 6, 8 blank]. 24 x 20 cm (pp. 1-2); 33 x 19.5 cm (pp. 3-6); 34 x 16 cm (pp. 7-9)
.3 Bibliography. 3 leaves
.4 Index. 45 pp., [pp. 8, 10, 12, 16, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 36, 40, 42 blank]. 12 x 13 cm (p. 45)
/94 The present state of anthropology; by M. 1 cutting. The Athenaeum, 4298, 12 Mar. 1910, pp. 299-300. [Refers to Royal Anthropological Institute]. 30 x 20.5 cm. Printed
/95 The coming Census – Bengal District Boards. 1 cutting. The Pioneer Mail, 18 Mar. 1910, pp. 3-4. 29.5 x 22.5 cm. Printed
/96 Recent famine lessons – The study of caste – The tomb of Akbar. 1 cutting. The Pioneer Mail, 25 Feb. 1910, pp. 5-7. 30 x 23.5 cm. Printed
/97 [Marriage]. 7 notes attached to 1 p. 24 x 11.5 cm
/98 Samoan sacred animals; by A. Lang. 1 cutting. The Athenaeum, 26 July 1902. 7.5 x 7 cm. Printed
/99 ‘Bele? Used for working aid …’. 1 slip. 6 x 10 cm
/100 ‘A curious petition was delivered to me …’. 1 slip. 11 x 10.5 cm
/101 ‘Hartly House an Indian novel …’. 1 slip. 5 x 10 cm
/102 ‘Have sent to give message to men by the moon …’. 1 slip. 10 x 10.5 cm
/103 ‘Kinds of grain’. 1 slip. 11 x 11 cm
/104 ‘Hee [the Rev. Wm. Leske] whipt the sayd broker …’: [3 references]. 2 pp. 19 x 12 cm
/105 [Glossary terms and references]. 2 pp. 32 x 10 cm
/106 Sceetore – secretary; R. Temple. 1 p. 34 x 21 cm. Typewritten with handwritten annotations
/107 [Glossary]: Abwah – Zerbaft. 178 slips arranged alphabetically with references to usage. Various sizes. [see also MS 127]
