artleorangertheshadeannerafterkillingatheuseofentsforfourdays；lesttheyshoulduabooissotisobservedbythefearofinjuringhisshadeaybehoveringoutsideofhisbodyafteradeaththerouniansoftransylvaniaareainsinthehouse；orelsethesoultheuseofknivesandneedles；andevenofthetabletheyealandsentybetakenintothehouseofthebursepontifflikesonypriestlykings；heisprobablyregardedasdivine；anditisthereforerightthathissaission
4bloodtabooed
endialiseraesabrahnteaeafterbirth；angotherrulesheisforbiddentokillanythingortoseebloodinthepeleadeonavillageandaheadanaretabooedandhavetosubttourdererthetabooisprobablybasedonthenbeliefthatthesoulor
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spiritoftheanilisinthebloodastabooedpersonsarebelievedtobeinaperilousstateforexale；therelationsoftheslainnareliabletotheattafrotaentofageneralpresuonruleoflifethussooftheesthoniansalssoul；eindiantribesofnorthariannerfroatingthebloodofanyanil；asitntainsthelifeandspiritofthebeastjeetheyhadkilledandvereditupalheblood；oractuallyheblood
itisanrulethatroyalbloodynotbesheduponthegroundhenodeofexeyrebelledagainstthekingofsiandputhiodeathafterthennerofroyaltopiepietytontanatethedivinebloodbyxingit；heentionsthetartarxionekhanproperthatthebloodofthegreatkhanshouldbespiltupontheground；sotheyotheredsohoa；odeofexecutionhoutbloodshedisreservedforprincesoftheblood
therelustobeonlyapartieanorentpeoplesotisdie；buttheyadoptitinordertoesepritivepeoples；anhastobespiltitisnotsufferedtofallupontheground；butisreeaustraliantribesboys；fordbythelivingbodiesofthetribesn；andony；heisseatedontheshouldersofan；onaynotbeiesbloodandpainttheelvesthereeoftheirishdo；butnottheireneesbutfriendsblood；as；naly；attheexeeriongthelatukaofpitintothesoil；ifithasfallenonthesideofaotiveoftheseafriaybeafallingintothehandsofgiittedlythereasonpoutanybloodoftheirsalikedreadofsorenongthebetsileoofdagasallandsogulpeddoanself；sayihing；therangalipresent；theanofanypretensions；theintentionoffallingintothehandsofsorcerers；agiculdharhereby
thegeneralexplanationofthereluforinstance；apartyofnativeshavingetovisitachiefinafinenehechiefgotintoit；butindoingsoasplinterenteredhisf
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oot；andthebloodtritheopedout；draggedtheissionaryshouseknoesthehouseanonthegroundapplieshpeculiarstringencytochiefsandkings；andisobservedintheircaselongafterithasceasedtobeobservedinthecaseofothers
5theheadtabooed
nypeoplesregardtheheadaspeetisexplainedbyabeliefthatitntainsaspiritanhasthreespiritualintes；ofthefirst；adetothisspirit；ixedoilisrubbedontheforeheadthekarenssupposethatabeingtheeffortsofthesevenkelahs；orpersonifiedpassionsbutifthetsobeesheedlessoresethinkthataspiritinjuryofeverykind；henoniesthekortallyinsultediftheheadinbodiansesteetagraveoffenanshead；sooftheanestentrespeesuperstitionexistsangstthelays；foranearlytravellerreportsthatinjavapeopleustbeontheirheadsandifanyperson；andtheydonotbuildhousesaynothersheads
thesasuperstitionastotheheadisfoundinfullforofhisdivinitybysprinklingafeightneitherbetouightnotstepovertheheadofhissleepingediatelytoapplytheohisnose；andsnuffupthesanuniightbetakenbyaslave；oranofanothertribe；orthefireghtbeusedforotherpurposes；suchasoking；andsocausehisdeath
6hairtabooed
ayrevengeitselfuponthepersonolestshisendly；thereisthediffipathetithatybefalltheseveralpartsofhisbody；suselfshallnotbeleftinplaalitohisdetrintordeathsuoretofearfrohehanordinarypeople；sothepreareproportionatelystringentthesilestorethanusuallygreatthefrankishkingstheirir；theyinveigledintotheirpoir；andhavingdoneso；theysentassengerbearingscissorsandanakedsothechildrensg
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randther；queenurderedtheyustusthisgrandeesangthehos；anegrotribeofeduringtheanforbidsthebersofasaiclan；akingrain；ynotpluckouttheirbeards；becausethelossoftheirbeardsakingpoeruleforalikereason：theythinkthat
again；iskeeptheirhairunshotilltheyhavefulfilledtheirvoodeofnvoenearrelation；etiseasilaresobservedbytheanongthetoradjas；in；soloanhood
7cereniesathaircutting
butesneeasuresaretakentolessenthedangersosiinfijialanby；andtheyusedtositinsoleunselvestoittheaorisnyspellsple；diateovedfrohentailyandhistribe；hedarenottouself；itisputintohisuthbyanotherperson；noredaysresuhisaploynt；heisfedbyanotherpersonthetaboobeforethefolloilyinthefelelineandeatenbyher；hishandsarefreedfrohetabooinsopartsofneostsabersonthatdayfrolltheneighbourhood
8disposalofcuthairandnails
butevenainsthediffi；fortheiroselfliabletosufferfronyharhatybefallthethenotionthatanybebeeansoftheostple；toofaliar；andtootediousinitsunifortytobehereanalysedatlengththegeneralideaonpathetiustsuffipathetiostsalientarquesanislandersintheolddaysthesoreofthehair；spittle；orotherbodilyrefuseofthenheightbesavedbydisveringanddigginguptheburiedhair；spittle；orshair；theparingsofhisnails；soofhisspittle；orashredofhisgathavingobtainedtheobjeanandroastsitellofthen；andthatsettlesthepoorfellow
thehuzulsoftheakeanestofit；thepersonheadailarlyingeyitisannotionthatifbirdsfindapersonsc
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uthair；andbuildtheiestsheadaesitisthoughtthatheesuperstitionprevails；orusedtoprevail；insussex
againitisthoughtthataydisturbthebedouthairtokehailstonesorthunderstorybedherhairoutsideofthehousetheronsseeohaveheldsilarvieaxihatnooneonshipboardshould；thatis；ishalftheirbeardsasarainchar
if；forontheprinagiultaneouslytheiroriginalopttoescape；buted；theyretuhisshohairtohisownpeople
topreservethethedangeroususestoaybeputbysorinsosafeplaaorieterythetahitiansburiedtheplesinthestreetsofsokuadetravellerobservedeaningofthis；heinoneoftheseightfallintothehandsofhisenees；eansofit；beabletoandsopasshisdestruadeofplantainleavesandsetadriftonthenearestriverorakesapilgrigetotheholyfootprintofbuddhaonthesaintobrushesusbaendialisreetheshotressesofthevestalvirginslotustree
oftentheeteryoratatree；asintheendedtodeposityourpleintheearthorunderastoneindanzigitisburiedinabagunderthethresholdinugi；oneofthesolonislands；nburytheirhairlestitshouldfallintothehandsofanene；akegithesafearseetobegeneralinlanesia；andhasledtoaregularpraepraanytribesofsouthafriy；footonlydotheyburytheirintothepersontotheyoriginallyappertained；supposing；athebloodofthenfroheyesuperhuninfluence
sotistheseveredhairandnailsarepreserved；nottopreventtheroallingintothehandsofagiattheresurreinholesoies；eustretutolifetheyhavenoustriseoutoftheirtosaynothavetoseareuinoneplaorenveniently；and；ilarlytheturksneverthroinedholy；sunrathinirelandthereusedtobeso
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oldensighty；expeatthedayofjudgntinordertobeabletodosotheystuffedtheseveredhairahethatchoftheirttages
sopeoplebutheirloosehairtosaveitfroallingintothehandsofsoreofthevitohinderthesoragainstyouforthesareasonitalianeneitherbutheirloosehairsorthrointoaplaliningtheiestsetoache
thisdestrupathetianfroheypathetinexionstillexists；clearlytheseseveredportionscannotbedestroyedan
9spittletabooed
thesafearofanypeopletohideordestroytheirloosehairandnailshasinduepeopletotreattheirspittleinalikefashionforontheprinpathetian；andaquakeandshakeagisilarlyangsotribesofsouthafriitfelleveninansoilarreason
ifnfolkarethusereason；epreereasonhthespittleofthechiefoftabaliinsouthenigeria
thegiarksitout；likebloodoailparings；asasuitableterialbasisforavenant；sinafterself；theotheressitdoilkorbeerbet；andafterutteringaninouthfulofthelkorbeerandspititintotheothersuthinurgentony；thetplyspitintoeaouth；hevenantjustaswell
10foodstabooed
asghthavebeenexpeeatingnyanilsandplants；eenoughintheelves；plesofsuiliarandfartoonuroustoquotebutiftheordinarynisthusdeterredbysuperstitiousfearfroartakingofvariousfoods；therestraintsofthiskindorenurousandstringentendialiseseveralplantsandanils；andthatthefleshdietofegyptiankingsanypriestsandnykingsofbarbarouspeoplesabstainedafleshdietthegangasorfetishpriestsoftheloangoastareforbiddentoeatorevenseeavarietyofanilsandfish；innsequenited；oftentheyliveonlyonherbsandroots；thoughtheyydrinkfreshbloodtheheirtothethroneofloangoisforbiddenfronfanearlyberoftaboosgoesoninilk；honey；andtheroastedliversofgoats；forifhepartookofanyotherfoodhepoundingchar
chapter22tabooedwords
1personalnastabooed
unabletodisinatedbyitisnotarearbitraryandidealassoaybeanjustaseasilythroughhisnaasthroughhishair；hisnails；oranyotherterialpartofhispersoninfaselfandtakesple；thenortharierelabel；butasadistinualieasfr
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othisbeliefongthevarioustribesfroheatlantiberofentandessoesquiuxtakeneespoosofedoesasvitalpartsoftheelves；andthereforetakegreatpainstoncealtheirrealnas；lesttheseshouldgivetoevildisposedpersonsahandlebyoinjuretheirowners
thus；tobeginofthesoesareoftenkeptfroeneralknoeasurefrohebeliefthatanene；e；hasinitsothingagientanaustralianblaeheybeinjuredbysoran；an；andenuse；aseeenuponhirhersoonafterbirth；andeersofthegroupthisseostsoleoenofanothergroupostseriousbrea；asseriousasthestflagrantongourselvesentionedatall；thenaisspokenonlyinaostelaboratepreeersofthegroupthenativethinksthatastrangerknoeillbyansofgic
thesafearseetohaveledtoaesortangsttheane；orthegreatnaandthelittlenandeadepublieappearstohavebeenonuse；theotherasearriagetheagiilarly；thenativesofniasbelievethatharaybedooapersonbythedensepronounenesforalikereason
theindiansofesseutteredaloud；fortheysaythattherearefairiesorisontheinlandoeighbouringislandses；aninjury；butsolongastheydonotknoes；thesesebyastranger；e；heebystanderandaskhioansaniressiontheyreanystrangershavefanesorhaveforgottenthe
inthislaststobefeltaboutniisonlydoneeisspokenbyitsoanbethoughttostunthisgroeaynjestobeapartofhielf；andnoharhroughititivephilosophersyhaveargued；anletshisoepasshislips；heispartingself；andifhepersistsinsoreanyabrokendoanyafeeblefraayhavebeenpointedoutbythesesileraliststotheirapleofthefatethatstsoonerorlaterovertaketheprofligatederatelyintheseduentioninghisoe
hoayexplainit；thefaehekesnoobjeinordertosatisfytheepartsofdagaseayseeous；isrerdedofsotribesofarieriationtafriendapproatheotherthisgeneralstatentapplies；forexale；totheindiantribesofbritishluia；astoitissaidthatoneoftheirstrangestprejudiansrightnafroielf；buttheyeseasageneralrulenooneetoenquire；eisaveryindelicatequestioninnativesocietyheurse
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ofadnistrativeorjudiotuandtututribes；thepapuansoffinsongnytribesofsouthafriesifthey；buttheydonotabsolutelyrefusecannotbeavoided
sotistheeargolaidonpersonalnasisnotpeent；itisnditionalonesoftheabsentustbereferredtoasbirdsshouldaentiononeofthedistantonesbyna；thetherongthebangalaoftheuppego；anisfishingandeisinabeyanayntionitansrealnaybe；heisuststillnotaddresshiyhispropea；butstonlyightsorthefishhehade；orofthefishatagoodpribytheirpropea；believingthathenagihatbyiesponderousandpleillustratestheextrelyterialistisinessoeopathienanotherillustrationofthisisnedbyshoutinghisnaoveraboilingkettleofdiebehindhisbaationedhouthisknowledge
edneary；asbyasuaoiarynas；thesesendarynasareapparentlyheldtobenopartofthenhielf；sothattheyybefreelyusedanddivulgedtoeverybodyetisinordertoavoidtheuseofhisoeanedthatthegippslandblaies；leaingtheshouldketheehitheirlivesaies；theyusedtospeakofanasthefather；uningantioningthenaofagroesangtheaanhielf；butshouldenquireofothersbutifthisisiossible；forexale；hisesevenofe；andtheingparentsaftertheireansofavoidingtheuseoftheparentsoestheakesthisstatentaddsinnfirtionofitthatedaftertheiryoungerbrothersangthelanddyaksothersyoungerbrotherorsister；thatis；the