The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa

Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, Etc

A.B. Ellis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

402 Seiten

2023
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-43679-1 (ISBN)

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The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa (1894) is an important work of in-depth research into one of the principal indigenous communities of West Africa and examines their religion, customs, laws and language, and contains an extensive appendix comparing the Tshi (Oji), Gã, Ewe and Yoruba languages.

The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa (1894) is an important work of in-depth research into one of the principal indigenous communities of West Africa. The territory of the Yoruba peoples extends over the southern parts of western Nigeria and eastern Dahomey, and this book examines their religion, customs, laws and language, and contains an extensive appendix comparing the Tshi (Oji), Gã, Ewe and Yoruba languages.

A.B. Ellis

1. Introductory 2. Chief Gods 3. Minor Gods 4. Remarks on the Foregoing 5. Priests and Worship 6. Egungun, Oro, Abiku and Various Superstitions 7. The Indwelling Spirits and Souls of Men 8. Measurements of Time 9. Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage and Death 10. System of Government 11. Laws and Customs 12. Language 13. Proverbs 14. Folk-lore Tales 15. Conclusions. Appendix

Erscheinungsdatum	17.04.2023
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	720 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-032-43679-4 / 1032436794
ISBN-13	978-1-032-43679-1 / 9781032436791
Zustand	Neuware