West African religion : illustrated from the beliefs and practices of the Yoruba, Ewe, Akan, and kindred peoples /
by Geoffrey Parrinder ; with a foreword by Edwin Smith.
- London : Epworth Press, 1949.
- xii, 223 pages : map ; 20 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Rev. Edwin W. Smith, D. D. -- Introductory -- The Nature of West African Religion -- The Supreme God -- The Gods: Sky and Thunder -- The Gods: Earth, Smallpox, Water -- The Gods: Other Divinities -- Shrines and Worship -- Priests and Devotees -- Training in a Convent -- Personal Religious Rites -- Ancestral Cults -- Secret Societies -- Diviners and Oracles -- Charms and Magic -- Traces of Totemism -- Taboo and the Sacred -- Index.
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