Chapter 159

Climate, connection between industry and, ii.269–271;between cleanliness and, ii.349sq.

Climate, connection between industry and, ii.269–271;between cleanliness and, ii.349sq.

Cock-fighting, ii.509sq.

Cock-fighting, ii.509sq.

Cocks, prohibition of eating tame, ii.330

Cocks, prohibition of eating tame, ii.330

Cocoa, abstinence from, ii.321;religious veneration of, ii.591

Cocoa, abstinence from, ii.321;religious veneration of, ii.591

Commonenjoyment of merits, i.96–99

Commonenjoyment of merits, i.96–99

—— responsibility, in blood-revenge, i.24,25,30–36,43,71;in the case of punishment, i.43–48,69–72;in the case of sin, i.48–57,61–72

—— responsibility, in blood-revenge, i.24,25,30–36,43,71;in the case of punishment, i.43–48,69–72;in the case of sin, i.48–57,61–72

“Communal marriage,” ii.445

“Communal marriage,” ii.445

Communityof goods, ii.50sq.

Communityof goods, ii.50sq.

Compacts, sealing of, i.587, ii.622– 624

Compacts, sealing of, i.587, ii.622– 624

Compensation, the relation between punishment and, i.168sq.;for involuntary destruction of property, i.222–225,38sq.;for bodily injuries, i.511–513,517–520,524 n.3, ii.263;for the seduction of an unmarried woman, ii.425,426,436sq.;for rape, ii.438;for adultery, ii.447sq.

Compensation, the relation between punishment and, i.168sq.;for involuntary destruction of property, i.222–225,38sq.;for bodily injuries, i.511–513,517–520,524 n.3, ii.263;for the seduction of an unmarried woman, ii.425,426,436sq.;for rape, ii.438;for adultery, ii.447sq.

——for homicide, i.183,484–491;if committed accidentally, i.217,219–221,224,226;if committed by a child, i.268;by an idiot, i.272;if the victim is a woman, i.420sq.;if the victim is a slave, i.423;influenced by the rank of the victim, i.430sq.

——for homicide, i.183,484–491;if committed accidentally, i.217,219–221,224,226;if committed by a child, i.268;by an idiot, i.272;if the victim is a woman, i.420sq.;if the victim is a slave, i.423;influenced by the rank of the victim, i.430sq.

—— for sin, i.86sq.

—— for sin, i.86sq.

Compulsion, injuries committed under, i.284,285,316,319;confounded with causation, i.322–326

Compulsion, injuries committed under, i.284,285,316,319;confounded with causation, i.322–326

“Compulsion by necessity,” i.285–287, ii.1

“Compulsion by necessity,” i.285–287, ii.1

Conduct, i.202,203,214,215,314

Conduct, i.202,203,214,215,314

Confession, i.84sq., ii.360

Confession, i.84sq., ii.360

Conjugalaffection, i.113,532sq., ii.190–193;its influence on the form of marriage, ii.192,389,391;on the duration of marriage, ii.397;on moral ideas concerning unchastity, ii.439sq.

Conjugalaffection, i.113,532sq., ii.190–193;its influence on the form of marriage, ii.192,389,391;on the duration of marriage, ii.397;on moral ideas concerning unchastity, ii.439sq.

Conscience, i.105–107,123–125;an unjust retributer, i.15sq.;animals credited with a, i.249–251

Conscience, i.105–107,123–125;an unjust retributer, i.15sq.;animals credited with a, i.249–251

Contributions, military, ii.27

Contributions, military, ii.27

Contubernium, of slaves, i.693,697,706sq.;between freemen and slaves, ii.381

Contubernium, of slaves, i.693,697,706sq.;between freemen and slaves, ii.381

Cooking, abstained from after a death, ii.304–306

Cooking, abstained from after a death, ii.304–306

Corporalpunishment, ii.520–525

Corporalpunishment, ii.520–525

Cosmopolitanism, ii.176–179,182– 185

Cosmopolitanism, ii.176–179,182– 185

Courage, admiration of, i.16,117, ii.16,58,273,590;the duel regarded as a test of, i.509;suicide regarded as a test of, ii.251,261sq.;approved of by the supreme being, ii.679;the future state of a warrior supposed to be determined by his, ii.698

Courage, admiration of, i.16,117, ii.16,58,273,590;the duel regarded as a test of, i.509;suicide regarded as a test of, ii.251,261sq.;approved of by the supreme being, ii.679;the future state of a warrior supposed to be determined by his, ii.698

Couvade, the, ii.205

Couvade, the, ii.205

Covenantingrites, i.334sq., ii.622–624,686.SeeBlood-covenant

Covenantingrites, i.334sq., ii.622–624,686.SeeBlood-covenant

Cowardice, forgiveness of enemies regarded as a sign of, i.73,74,485, ii.145;the secret commission of offences despised as, ii.58,96sq.;lying a sign of, ii.113;suicide regarded as an act of, ii.240,262

Cowardice, forgiveness of enemies regarded as a sign of, i.73,74,485, ii.145;the secret commission of offences despised as, ii.58,96sq.;lying a sign of, ii.113;suicide regarded as an act of, ii.240,262

Cow-dung, a means of purification, i.54, ii.353,545;suicide committed in, ii.244

Cow-dung, a means of purification, i.54, ii.353,545;suicide committed in, ii.244

Cows, contact with, regarded as purifying, i.54;prohibition of eating the flesh of, ii.327,330;the killing of, abstained from or prohibited, ii.330,331,497;reverence for, ii.332.SeeCattle

Cows, contact with, regarded as purifying, i.54;prohibition of eating the flesh of, ii.327,330;the killing of, abstained from or prohibited, ii.330,331,497;reverence for, ii.332.SeeCattle

Coyness, female, ii.435

Coyness, female, ii.435

Cremation, i.476, ii.522,523,526,527,542,543,546–548;of suicides, ii.256sq.

Cremation, i.476, ii.522,523,526,527,542,543,546–548;of suicides, ii.256sq.

Criminals, absence of remorse in, i.90 n.1;punished in public, i.191sq.;detection of, i.193;sacrificed, i.439,440,467,471sq., ii.651;enslaved, i.518,675,676,681,682,685,688–691, ii.7,8,12,13,74;eaten, ii.4,367,554,558sq.;their blood partaken of, ii.464sq.;treatment of the bodies of, ii.527,528,549.SeeAsylums,Punishment

Criminals, absence of remorse in, i.90 n.1;punished in public, i.191sq.;detection of, i.193;sacrificed, i.439,440,467,471sq., ii.651;enslaved, i.518,675,676,681,682,685,688–691, ii.7,8,12,13,74;eaten, ii.4,367,554,558sq.;their blood partaken of, ii.464sq.;treatment of the bodies of, ii.527,528,549.SeeAsylums,Punishment

Crops, robbery of, i.287, ii.14sq.;human sacrifices offered for the purpose of securing good, i.443–451;unchastity supposed to injure the, ii.417,747

Crops, robbery of, i.287, ii.14sq.;human sacrifices offered for the purpose of securing good, i.443–451;unchastity supposed to injure the, ii.417,747

Cross, the, ii.256 n.2

Cross, the, ii.256 n.2

Cross-roads, i.502, ii.256,256sq.n.2

Cross-roads, i.502, ii.256,256sq.n.2

Crown, miraculous virtue attributed to the royal, ii.608 n.4,753

Crown, miraculous virtue attributed to the royal, ii.608 n.4,753

Crucifixion, ii.256 n.2

Crucifixion, ii.256 n.2

Crueltyto animals, ii.496,508–510

Crueltyto animals, ii.496,508–510

Curiosity, ii.109,110,135,149,595,597

Curiosity, ii.109,110,135,149,595,597

Curses, materialistic conception of, i.57–61,70,233sq., ii.583.584,703;holiness not allowed to be defiled by, i.58,625, ii.638;of parents, i.58,538,621–627, ii.703,715,716 n.2,732;of the poor, i.561–565;of magicians and priests, i.563;of saints, i.563,622;of dying persons, i.563,626, ii.245;of dissatisfied guests, i.584–594, ii.715,732;of dissatisfied refugees, i.585,587sq., ii.636–638;of old persons, i.622,626;of husbands, i.626;of elder brothers and sisters, i.626, ii.703;of superiors, i.626sq., ii.703;of women, i.668;of slaves, i.716;of their masters, ii.703;of kings, ii.703;personified and elevated to the rank of supernatural beings, i.60,379,482,561,585,623,624,626, ii.68,116,715,732;transformed into attributes of gods, i.379,561,562,585,624, ii.68,116,715;supernatural beings appealed to in, i.561,564sq., ii.66–68,120–123,658,686–690,699,731;supernatural beings exposed to men’s, i.564,566,585, ii.584,585,618–624,636,638,656–659,700;conducted by various vehicles, i.586–594, ii.121,151,208,209,567,622–624,687–690;by blood, i.586,587,591, ii.69,118–121,208,209,618–622,687–689;by human blood or flesh, ii.566sq.;in reception ceremonies and salutations, i.590sq., ii.151;pronounced on thieves or as a means of protecting property, ii.62–69,703;sacrifices to gods as a means of transferring, ii.618–624,658;method of protecting the king against criminals, ii.637;prayers assuming the character of, ii.656– 659;contained in ordeals, ii.687–690;influencing men’s state in the future life, ii.692,693,708,709,715sq.SeeL-ʿâr

Curses, materialistic conception of, i.57–61,70,233sq., ii.583.584,703;holiness not allowed to be defiled by, i.58,625, ii.638;of parents, i.58,538,621–627, ii.703,715,716 n.2,732;of the poor, i.561–565;of magicians and priests, i.563;of saints, i.563,622;of dying persons, i.563,626, ii.245;of dissatisfied guests, i.584–594, ii.715,732;of dissatisfied refugees, i.585,587sq., ii.636–638;of old persons, i.622,626;of husbands, i.626;of elder brothers and sisters, i.626, ii.703;of superiors, i.626sq., ii.703;of women, i.668;of slaves, i.716;of their masters, ii.703;of kings, ii.703;personified and elevated to the rank of supernatural beings, i.60,379,482,561,585,623,624,626, ii.68,116,715,732;transformed into attributes of gods, i.379,561,562,585,624, ii.68,116,715;supernatural beings appealed to in, i.561,564sq., ii.66–68,120–123,658,686–690,699,731;supernatural beings exposed to men’s, i.564,566,585, ii.584,585,618–624,636,638,656–659,700;conducted by various vehicles, i.586–594, ii.121,151,208,209,567,622–624,687–690;by blood, i.586,587,591, ii.69,118–121,208,209,618–622,687–689;by human blood or flesh, ii.566sq.;in reception ceremonies and salutations, i.590sq., ii.151;pronounced on thieves or as a means of protecting property, ii.62–69,703;sacrifices to gods as a means of transferring, ii.618–624,658;method of protecting the king against criminals, ii.637;prayers assuming the character of, ii.656– 659;contained in ordeals, ii.687–690;influencing men’s state in the future life, ii.692,693,708,709,715sq.SeeL-ʿâr

Customs, and laws as expressions of moral ideas, ch. vii. (i.158– 201);rules of duty, i.118–122,159–162;their relations to laws, i.163–166;stronger than law and religion combined, i.164;the variety of, i.327sq.;the rigidity of ancestral, ii.519,520,541;transgressions of, punished by gods, ii.670,728;instituted by the supreme being, ii.671

Customs, and laws as expressions of moral ideas, ch. vii. (i.158– 201);rules of duty, i.118–122,159–162;their relations to laws, i.163–166;stronger than law and religion combined, i.164;the variety of, i.327sq.;the rigidity of ancestral, ii.519,520,541;transgressions of, punished by gods, ii.670,728;instituted by the supreme being, ii.671

DARK, prohibition of eating in the, ii.309

DARK, prohibition of eating in the, ii.309

Daughters, committing suicide on the death of their parents, i.473.SeeChildren

Daughters, committing suicide on the death of their parents, i.473.SeeChildren

Days, tabooed, ii.283–289,747

Days, tabooed, ii.283–289,747

Dead, regard for the, ch. xlv. (ii.515–552);human sacrifices to the, i.26–28,472–476,486, ii.234,450,451,518;vindictiveness of murdered, i.232,372,375,376,378,379,406,476,481sq., ii.559sq.;the property of the, i.399, ii.44,518,539sq., seeInheritance,Wills;the treatment of old persons influenced by beliefs regarding the, i.620sq.;interred in the field belonging to the family, ii.66 n.1;charms made from the bodies of the, ii.204,546;offerings to the, ii.302,303,400–404,517,518,524,539,547550,692,700,701,704,708,cf.Alms;polluting influence attributed to the, ii.303,537sq.;marriages of the, ii.400;self-regarding pride attributed to the, ii.519;beliefs as regards the character and activity of the, ii.528–535,693;fear of the, ii.535–546,548–550,576;believed to be easily duped, ii.548;worship of the, ii.591,596;revenge taken by the living uponthe, ii.692sq.;supposed to be taken by the dead upon other, ii.693sq.SeeAnnihilation,Burial,Cannibalism,Cremation,Funeralrites,Future life,Future state,Mourning,Scalping,Suicide,Transmigration,Vampires

Dead, regard for the, ch. xlv. (ii.515–552);human sacrifices to the, i.26–28,472–476,486, ii.234,450,451,518;vindictiveness of murdered, i.232,372,375,376,378,379,406,476,481sq., ii.559sq.;the property of the, i.399, ii.44,518,539sq., seeInheritance,Wills;the treatment of old persons influenced by beliefs regarding the, i.620sq.;interred in the field belonging to the family, ii.66 n.1;charms made from the bodies of the, ii.204,546;offerings to the, ii.302,303,400–404,517,518,524,539,547550,692,700,701,704,708,cf.Alms;polluting influence attributed to the, ii.303,537sq.;marriages of the, ii.400;self-regarding pride attributed to the, ii.519;beliefs as regards the character and activity of the, ii.528–535,693;fear of the, ii.535–546,548–550,576;believed to be easily duped, ii.548;worship of the, ii.591,596;revenge taken by the living uponthe, ii.692sq.;supposed to be taken by the dead upon other, ii.693sq.SeeAnnihilation,Burial,Cannibalism,Cremation,Funeralrites,Future life,Future state,Mourning,Scalping,Suicide,Transmigration,Vampires


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