III. The Second Type of Secret Society among the Northwest Americans
I. The Medicine Man and the Kosijut (Shaman). The type of secret society formed by the medicine men or shamans is called Pak-hallas among the Kwakiutl, or Pak-kwalla, and Allo-kwalla among the Bella Coola. Found on the Northwest Coast of America as well as in Siberia, they can be divided into two...
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European journal of American studies
2010
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