The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa

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The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa

their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, etc. With an Appendix containing a Comparision of the Tshi, Gã, Eẃe, and Yoruba languages

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Table of Contents

Title page
Page 1
Contents
Page n10
Map
I. Introductory ... p. 1
Page n16
II. Chief Gods ... p. 34
Page n49
III. Minor Gods ... p. 70
Page n85
IV. Remarks On The Foregoing ... p. 85
Page n100
V. Priests And Worship ... p. 93
Page n108
VI. Egungun, Oro, Abiku, and various Superstitions ... p. 107
Page n122
VII. The indwelling Spirits and Souls of Men ... p. 125
Page n140
VIII. Measurements of Time ... p. 142
Page n157
IX. Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage, and Death ... p. 152
Page n167
X. System of Government ... p. 164
Page n179
XI. Laws and Customs ... p. 174
Page n189
XII. Language ... p. 192
Page n207
XIII. Proverbs ... p. 218
Page n233
XIV. Folk-lore Tales ... p. 243
Page n258
XV. Conclusions ... p. 275
Page n290
Appendix (A Comparision of the Tshi, Gã, Ewe, and Yoruba Languages) ... p. 305-402
Page n320

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Dewey Decimal Class
966.0097596333
Library of Congress
DT500 .E47

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 402 p., [1] leaf of plates :
Number of pages
402

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OL17935433M
Internet Archive
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LCCN
01005388
OCLC/WorldCat
48729517, 250344209, 156194692, 457568136, 470055577, 315638104, 499559299, 213801744
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