UCPAAE Pl. 12, Fig. 2. Sand Painting for the Girls' Ceremony [1908] (Public Domain Image)

The Religion of the Luiseño Indians of Southern California by Constance Goddard DuBois [1908]

This is a primary source of information on the religious beliefs and practices of the Luiseño people, who resided in what is now North San Diego and Orange counties in California. DuBois spent years with the remaining Native Southern Californians, and her ethnological work is of continuing value. This monograph includes information on ceremonials, mythology and lore. There are descriptions of dozens of songs used in magical and ritual context. She includes two versions of the Luiseño creation myth cycle, one of the most extensive in the literature of Californian creation mythology.

Initiation Ceremonies

Mourning Ceremonies

Myths

Traditional Knowledge

Appendices