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
U1  - 299.6 
PY  - 1969///
CY  - London
PB  - Epworth Press
KW  - Africa, West
KW  - Religion
N1  - Table of Contents

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; Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197)
ER  -