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His translation of _naualteteuctin_ by “Seigneurs du gènie” must be rejected, as there is absolutely no authority for assigning this meaning to _naualli_.
Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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The early missionaries to New Spain often speak of the _naualli_ (plural, _nanahualtin_), masters of mystic knowledge, dealers in the black art, wizards or sorcerers.
Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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He distinguishes them from the _naualli_, though it is clear that they corresponded in functions to the nagualistic priests of the southern tribes.
Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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“The _naualli_, or magician, is he who frightens men and sucks the blood of children during the night.
Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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It is true that de la Serna derives the Mexican _naualli_, a sorcerer, from the verb _nahualtia_, to mask or disguise oneself, “because a
Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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