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  • West African Secret Societies

    Behind the veil of ceremony, oath, and firelight, entire civilizations have organized themselves according to laws that outsiders were never meant to witness. West Africa's secret societies were not mere fraternal clubs or tribal curiosities. They were the architects of justice, the guardians of spiritual knowledge, the enforcers of social order, and the keepers of ancient wisdom passed down ... Leer más

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  • The Native Tribes of Central Australia.

    Elibron Classics. Replica of 1899 edition by Macmillan and Co., Ltd., London. 4 oversize maps are available as a free download.  This massive anthropological study of the central Australian tribes is one of the primary sources for information on these cultures. Based on first-hand scholarly study just prior to the twentieth century, Spencer and Gillen describe their complex rituals and belief ... Leer más

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  • Omens and Superstitions of Southern India (Annotated with photos)

    This is the Annotated Version of the Original book. This Book has lots of photos and pictures related to the book too. We had tried to annotate this version by adding a summary at the end of the book in red font. We had added approx. 50% to 55% of the Summary worth 48000 approx. words.As the Name Suggest this book describes all the omens and superstitions as well as culture, traditions, and ... Leer más

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  • Fetichism In West Africa

    Fetichism In West Africaby Robert Hamill NassauThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been ... Leer más

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  • Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol

    Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol are among the most successful African literary works. Song of Lawino is an African womanís lamentation over the cultural death of her western educated husband - Ocol. In Song of Ocel the husband tries to justify his cultural apostasy. These songs were translated from Acholi by the author. They evince a fascinating flavour of the African rhythmical idiom. ... Leer más

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  • A History of the Tumbuka from 1400 to 1900

    This is the first book on the history of the Tumbuka that traces their origin from the Luba Kingdom in the present Democratic Republic of Congo to where they are settled today. It details their leaders, the routes they used, the kingdom they formed, and the many cultural practices they have followed, and how from the eighteenth century, their kingdom was invaded and ruled by many non-Tumbuka ... Leer más

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  • Facing Mount Kenya

    The Traditional Life of the Gikuyu

    de Jomo Kenyatta ...
    Facing Mount Kenya, first published in 1938, is a monograph on the life and customs of the Gikuyu people of central Kenya prior to their contact with Europeans. It is unique in anthropological literature for it gives an account of the social institutions and religious rites of an African people, permeated by the emotions that give to customs and observances their meaning. It is characterised by ... Leer más

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  • Omens and magic of Southern India

    In seeking for omens, Natives consult the so-called science of omens or science of the five birds, and are guided by them. Selected omens are always included in native calendars or panchāngams.To the quivering and throbbing of various parts of the body as omens, repeated reference is made in the Hindu classics. Thus, in Kalidāsa’s Sakuntala, King Dushyanta says: “This hermitage is tranquil, and ... Leer más

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  • Voodoo and Obeahs

    Just as fetishism was for a long time accepted as a generic term covering all that was nefarious in the customs of the West African tribes, so in the popular mind today, Voodoo and Obeah are interchangeable and signify alike whatever is weird and eerie in the practices of the descendants of these same tribes as they are found throughout the West Indies and the southern portion of the United States ... Leer más

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  • Animism - The Seed Of Religion

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    A brilliant work about animism and its connection to various fields of religion. This ebook is not a cheap scanned version of the original but has been completely revised, including an interactive table-of-contents. CONTENTS: 1. Pre-Human Elements In Religion 2. Brain In Animal And Man 3. Man In The Making 4. Animal And Human Psychology 5. Naturalism; Or Conception Of Power Everywhere 6. Animism; ... Leer más

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  • Japanese Things

    Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan

    Armchair travelers beware!Japanese Things will lure you out of your cozy, comfy home and chair to an unusual country with bewitching manners and customs-and once you have succumbed to its spell you will never be the same. Here in one neat package you will meet the flavor, charm, and piquancy of old Japan-a revised reprint of one of the indispensable books on Japan, by the late Prof. Basil Hall ... Leer más

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