This book deals mainly with some aspects of what may be termed the psychical life of the inhabitants of the Madras Presidency, and the Native States of Travancore and Cochin.(Summary by Edgar Thurston)
Chapters
1 00 - Preface 2 min 2 01 - Omens part 1 34 min 3 02 - Omens Part 2 38 min 4 03 - Omens Part 3 22 min 5 04 - Omens Part 4 22 min 6 05 - Animals Part 1 30 min 7 06 - Animals Part 2 5 min 8 07 - Animals Part 3 21 min 9 08 - Animals Part 4 3 min 10 09 - Animals Part 5 12 min 11 10 - The Evil Eye 23 min 12 11 - Snake Worship 31 min 13 12 - Vows, Votive and other Offerings - Part 1 31 min 14 13 - Vows, Votive and other Offerings - Part 2 32 min 15 14 - Vows, Votive and other Offerings - Part 3 15 min 16 15 - Charms - Part 1 17 min 17 16 - Charms - Part 2 16 min 18 17 - Human Sacrifice - Part 1 26 min 19 18 - Human Sacrifice - Part 2 23 min 20 19 - Magic and Human Life 25 min 21 20 - Magic and Magicians - Part 1 29 min 22 21 - Magic and Magicians - Part 2 28 min 23 22 - Magic and Magicians - Part 3 7 min 24 23 - Divination and Fortune-Telling 34 min 25 24 - Some Agricultural Ceremonies 31 min 26 25 - Rain-Making Ceremonies 12 min
