West African Religion : A Study of the Beliefs and Practices of Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Ibo, and Kindred Peoples /
Parrinder, Geoffrey.
West African Religion : A Study of the Beliefs and Practices of Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Ibo, and Kindred Peoples / [Text] Geoffrey Parrinder ; with a foreword by Edwin Smith. - [New edition]. - xv, 203 pages : Pb map ; 23 cm
A Revision of the author's thesis, University of London.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197).
Preface to the Second Edition -- Foreword by the Rev. Edwin W. Smith, D. D. -- Note on Pronunciation -- Map -- Introduction -- The Nature of West African Religion -- The Supreme God -- The Gods: Sky and Thunder -- The Gods: Earth, Smallpox, Water -- The Gods: Other Divinities -- Temples and Worship -- Priests and Devotees -- Training in a Convent -- Personal Religious Rites -- Ancestral Cults -- Secret Societies -- Diviners and Oracles -- Charms and Magic -- Totems and Taboos -- Religious Change -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
0716201232 9780716201236
Africa, West--Religion.
BL2400 / .P3
299.6 / P261W
West African Religion : A Study of the Beliefs and Practices of Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Ibo, and Kindred Peoples / [Text] Geoffrey Parrinder ; with a foreword by Edwin Smith. - [New edition]. - xv, 203 pages : Pb map ; 23 cm
A Revision of the author's thesis, University of London.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197).
Preface to the Second Edition -- Foreword by the Rev. Edwin W. Smith, D. D. -- Note on Pronunciation -- Map -- Introduction -- The Nature of West African Religion -- The Supreme God -- The Gods: Sky and Thunder -- The Gods: Earth, Smallpox, Water -- The Gods: Other Divinities -- Temples and Worship -- Priests and Devotees -- Training in a Convent -- Personal Religious Rites -- Ancestral Cults -- Secret Societies -- Diviners and Oracles -- Charms and Magic -- Totems and Taboos -- Religious Change -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
0716201232 9780716201236
Africa, West--Religion.
BL2400 / .P3
299.6 / P261W