Scatalogic Rites of All Nations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781578988365)

REPRINT 2009 of 1891 edition. John C. Bourke was Captain of the U.S. Third Cavalry, and an author of several books. Perhaps he is most famous for On the Border with Crook, published in 1891. Scatalogic Rites of All Nations is a curious and fascinating treatise on the employment of excrementitious agents in religion, therapeutics, divination, and witchcraft in all parts of the world. Included are such exotic chapters as "The Urine Dance of the Zunis," "The employment of Excrement in Food by Savage Tribes," "Posture in Latrines," and dozens of other titles.

Author: John C. Bourke
ISBN-10: 1578988365
ISBN-13: 9781578988365
Publisher: Martino Fine Books
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2009
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.14d