Folklore vol. 45

Electronic Journal of Folklore


2010/02 ISSN 1406-0949


Shaman, Psychoanalyst or Obstetrician: A Critical Reading of Claude Lévi-Strauss’ Essay “The Efficiency of Symbols” 7
Staffan Mjönes
Healers and Healing Skills in the Ryzhkovo Vironian Community 27
Anu Korb
The Heavenly Cow Rupan and the Festival of Ceremonial Torture Gai-Goheri: Myth, Rituals and Sacrifice among the People of the Bhil Tribe of Western India 47
Sarita Sahay
Dog Sacrifice in Ancient and Modern Greece: From the Sacrifice Ritual to Dog Torture (kynomartyrion) 61
Manolis G. Sergis
The Moche Lima Beans Recording System, Revisited 89
Tomi S. Melka
About the Comparison of the State Authority and Social Organization by Incas and Aztecs 137
Tarmo Kulmar
Sagnagrunnur: A New Database of Icelandic Folk Legends in Print 151
Terry Gunnell
Some Reflections on the Savara's Ethnomedicine 163
L. Madan Mohan
 News in brief
IUAES 16th World Congress in China - Rahel Laura Vesik [173]
3rd Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Proverbs in Tavira - Anneli Baran [175]
The 2nd All-Russian Conference of Folklorists in Moscow - Anu Korb [176]
President’s Folklore Awards 2009 - Astrid Tuisk [177]
News
 Book review
Reception of Fairy-Tales - Kärri Toomeos-Orglaan [180]
Books
 List of contributors
Our authors183



Electronic Journal of Folklore
Folklore
vol. 45. 2010

ISSN 1406-0949
Published by: FB and Media Group of LM
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