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.
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TextPublisher: London : Epworth Press, 1969Edition: [New edition]Description: xv, 203 pages : Pb map ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0716201232; 9780716201236Subject(s): Africa, West -- ReligionDDC classification: 299.6 LOC classification: BL2400 | .P3| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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