TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parrinder,Geoffrey
TI  - West African Religion: A Study of the Beliefs and Practices of Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Ibo, and Kindred Peoples 
SN  - 0716201232
AV  - BL2400 .P3
U1  - 299.6 
PY  - 1969///
CY  - London
PB  - Epworth Press
KW  - Africa, West
KW  - Religion
N1  - 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
ER  -