West African religion : a study of the beliefs and practices of Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Ibo, and kindred peoples / Geoffrey Parrinder ; with a foreword by Edwin Smith.

By:

Parrinder, Geoffrey

Material type:

TextPublisher: London : Epworth Press, 1969Edition: [New edition]Description: xv, 203 p. : map ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0716201232
9780716201236

Subject(s):

Africa, West -- Religion

DDC classification:

299.6 PAR

Item type:

Books-General

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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).

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