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The springs of Mende belief and conduct, a discussion of the influence of the belief in the supernatural among the Mende
- Title
- The springs of Mende belief and conduct, a discussion of the influence of the belief in the supernatural among the Mende [by] W.T. Harris and Harry Sawyerr.
- Author
- Harris, William Thomas.
- Publication
- Freetown, Sierra Leone University Press; [distributed by the Oxford University Press, New York] 1968.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | GN475.8 .H37 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Sawyerr, Harry
- Description
- xvi, 152 pages illustrations, map; 23 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [134]-147)
- Contents
- 1. Ngew, the supreme god -- 2. The Ancestral spirits -- 3. Nature divinities- hill, river and tree spirits -- 4. Diviners, medicine-men and other supernatural agencies -- 5. Supernatural association with human existence -- 6. Sin, society and the individual -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix I: additional material to chapter I -- Appendix II: note on sande ceremonies -- Appendix III: the family -- Appendix IV: the mechanics of uttering a curse (Sondu) -- Appendix V: Supplementary note to p. 109.
- LCCN
- 73000319
- OCLC
- ocm00039202
- 39202
- SCSB-2130001
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library