Book 17. (1 results) Savages of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 1070 | Indeed, there are also, in many tribes, practical considerations which also become involved in these matters. |
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Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 1067 | The second and third man to accomplish such a deed would then receive second coup and third coup. |
| 1 | 1068 | Killing an enemy with a bow and arrow from ambush, on the other hand, might be counted as only a fifth or seventh coup. |
| 1 | 1069 | Needless to say, the counting of coup, which is reflected in the feathers and adornments to which one is entitled, is a matter of great importance to the red savages. |
| 1 | 1070 | Indeed, there are also, in many tribes, practical considerations which also become involved in these matters. |
| 1 | 1071 | For example, it is unlikely that one can advance within a tribe, or become a leader or chieftain, unless one has frequently counted coup. |
| 1 | 1072 | Too, in many tribes, a man who has not counted coup is not permitted to mate. |
| 1 | 1073 | In other tribes, such a man, if he is over twenty-five, is permitted to mate, but he is not allowed to paint his mate's face. |
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The second and third man to accomplish such a deed would then receive second coup and third coup.
Killing an enemy with a bow and arrow from ambush, on the other hand, might be counted as only a fifth or seventh coup.
Needless to say, the counting of coup, which is reflected in the feathers and adornments to which one is entitled, is a matter of great importance to the red savages.
Indeed, there are also, in many tribes, practical considerations which also become involved in these matters.
For example, it is unlikely that one can advance within a tribe, or become a leader or chieftain, unless one has frequently counted coup.
Too, in many tribes, a man who has not counted coup is not permitted to mate.
In other tribes, such a man, if he is over twenty-five, is permitted to mate, but he is not allowed to paint his mate's face.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter 1)