Abstract
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 classes. One class is formed by those who heal illnesses, the other by those who distinguish themselves before the people through miracles and fortune telling. They perform all their deeds not thr...
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