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Shamanism and Fetichism in West Africa

Author : Robert Hamill Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781719474658
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Download or read book Shamanism and Fetichism in West Africa written by Robert Hamill Robert Hamill Nassau and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of witch-doctors there are two kinds. The first deliver oracles by bone-throwing. They have three bones carved with different signs; these they throw up, and according to the position they assume when falling, and the side on which they fall, they make the prediction. The other kind deliver their oracles in a slow and very shrill chant. Both are supposed to be on speaking terms with spirits. They are in constant request, but are usually poorly paid. Their influence, however, is tremendous; and in Lo-Bengula's time their power was as great as, if not greater than, the king's. Lo-Bengula always kept two or three of them near him. Chief among their works was that of rain-making; this was done with a charm made from the blood and gall of a black ox. No witch-doctors, however, could make rain except by the orders of the king. It was a risky trade; for they were put to death if they failed in their endeavors to produce rain. Dreams are considered of deep significance by the witch-doctors. Madmen are supposed to be possessed of a spirit, and were formerly under the protection of the king.

Fetichism in West Africa

Author : Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Fetichism in West Africa written by Robert Hamill Nassau and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fetichism in West Africa

Author : Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Fetichism in West Africa written by Robert Hamill Nassau and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fetichism in West Africa" by Robert Hamill Nassau. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Spiritual Fetichism

Author : Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher : Vamzzz Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789492355188
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Fetichism written by Robert Hamill Nassau and published by Vamzzz Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a nowadays anachronist and disturbing perspective, the book has remained most valuable for students of the occult, especially those interested in demonology, voodoo, hoodoo and its roots, African magick and religion, witchcraft, the classes of African spirits, and of course the spiritual and magickal use of a fetish.

West African Shamanism

Author : Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3748129211
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book West African Shamanism written by Robert Hamill Nassau and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In my study of the natives' language my attention was drawn closely to their customs; and in my inquiry into their religion I at once saw how it was bound up in these customs. I met with other white men-traders, government officials, and even some missionaries-whose interest in Africa, however deep, was circumscribed by their special work for, respectively, wealth, power, and Gospel proclamation. They could see in those customs only "folly,"and in the religion only "superstition." I read many books on other parts of Africa, in which the same customs and religion prevailed. I did not think it reasonable to dismiss curtly as absurd the cherished sentiments of so large a portion of the human race. I asked myself: Is there no logical ground for the existence of these sentiments, no philosophy behind all these beliefs? I began to search; and thenceforward for thirty years, wherever I travelled, wherever I was guest to native chief, wherever I lived, I was always leading the conversation, in hut or camp, back to a study of the native thought. I soon found that I gained nothing if I put my questions suddenly or without mask. The natives generally were aware that white men despised them and their beliefs, and they were slow to admit me to their thought if I made a direct advance. But, by chatting as a friend, telling them the strange and great things of my own country, and first eliciting their trust in me and interest in my stories, they forgot their reticence, and responded by telling me of their country. I listened, not critically, but apparently as a believer; and then they vied with each other in telling me all they knew and thought.

Fetichism in West Africa

Author : Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497838901
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Fetichism in West Africa written by Robert Hamill Nassau and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1904 Edition.

West African Shamanism

Author : Robert Hamill Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781522767312
Total Pages : 470 pages
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Download or read book West African Shamanism written by Robert Hamill Robert Hamill Nassau and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In my study of the natives' language my attention was drawn closely to their customs; and in my inquiry into their religion I at once saw how it was bound up in these customs. I met with other white men-traders, government officials, and even some missionaries-whose interest in Africa, however deep, was circumscribed by their special work for, respectively, wealth, power, and Gospel proclamation. They could see in those customs only "folly," and in the religion only "superstition."I read many books on other parts of Africa, in which the same customs and religion prevailed. I did not think it reasonable to dismiss curtly as absurd the cherished sentiments of so large a portion of the human race. I asked myself: Is there no logical ground for the existence of these sentiments, no philosophy behind all these beliefs? I began to search; and thenceforward for thirty years, wherever I travelled, wherever I was guest to native chief, wherever I lived, I was always leading the conversation, in hut or camp, back to a study of the native thought.I soon found that I gained nothing if I put my questions suddenly or without mask. The natives generally were aware that white men despised them and their beliefs, and they were slow to admit me to their thought if I made a direct advance. But, by chatting as a friend, telling them the strange and great things of my own country, and first eliciting their trust in me and interest in my stories, they forgot their reticence, and responded by telling me of their country. I listened, not critically, but apparently as a believer; and then they vied with each other in telling me all they knew and thought.

Fetichism in West Africa

Author : Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536886719
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Fetichism in West Africa written by Robert Hamill Nassau and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitled 'Forty Years of Observation Of Native Customs and Superstitions'. The author goes into incredible detail in the book, giving information on such things as the judicial system, spiritual beings, fetichism and it's relation to a wide variety of daily activities, as well as the whole idea of God in West Africa. It has a lot of personal accounts and is a lovely book to read if you want some insight into a white Christian view of African religions and beliefs."ON the 2d of July, 1861, I sailed from New York City on a little brig, the "Ocean Eagle," with destination to the island of Corisco, near the equator, on the West Coast of Africa. My first introduction to the natives of Africa was a month later, when the vessel stopped at Monrovia, the capital of the Liberian Republic, to land a portion of its trade goods, and at other ports of Liberia, Sinoe, and Cape Palmas; thence to Corisco on September 12."

Fetichism in West Africa

Author : Robert Nassau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781696456548
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book Fetichism in West Africa written by Robert Nassau and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitled 'Forty Years of Observation Of Native Customs and Superstitions'. The author goes into incredible detail in the book, giving information on such things as the judicial system, spiritual beings, fetichism and it's relation to a wide variety of daily activities, as well as the whole idea of God in West Africa. It has a lot of personal accounts and is a lovely book to read if you want some insight into a white Christian view of African religions and beliefs.

The Way of the Elders

Author : Adama Doumbia
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738706269
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Way of the Elders written by Adama Doumbia and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers catch a rare glimpse of West African spirituality in "The Way of the Elders," co-authored by a West African native raised in the Mande tradition. This spiritual guidebook explores offerings, charms, herbal healing, shamans, the importance of wildlife, and the four elements of nature.

Fetishism in West Africa

Author : Robert Hamill Nassau
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497927513
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Fetishism in West Africa written by Robert Hamill Nassau and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.

Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions

Author : Nassau Robert Hamill
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318017942
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions written by Nassau Robert Hamill and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

FETICHISM IN WEST AFRICA MICRO

Author : Robert Hamill 1835-1921 Nassau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781362242833
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (428 download)

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Shamans and Shamanism

Author : John Lee Maddox
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486427072
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Shamans and Shamanism written by John Lee Maddox and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparesnbsp;the development of the shaman, or medicine man, among tribal societies. A go-between for man and the spirit world, the shaman explains and resolves issues surrounding misfortunes, bodily ailments, and death. In drawing from tribal societies around the world, the author discusses causes (ill winds, evils spirits) and cures (exorcism, enchanted drinks).

The Fetish Folk of West Africa

Author : Robert H. Milligan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330309872
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Fetish Folk of West Africa written by Robert H. Milligan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fetish Folk of West Africa In this book as in the one that preceded it, The Jungle Folk of Africa, the author endeavours to exhibit the humanity of the African as it impressed himself. The difference between the two books is chiefly a difference of emphasis, and is indicated in the titles. In the former the African is described in relation to his surroundings - his exterior world. Much is said about the forest - deep, solemn, vast, impenetrably mysterious - wherein he roams at large with natures own wild freedom; contending also with its mighty forces, and wresting from it the means of existence by his own resourcefulness of expedient. In the present volume the author essays the more difficult task of revealing the interior world of the African - his mental habits and beliefs. Much is said about fetishism and folk-lore. If, despite all that is said herein, the philosophy of fetishism should remain obscure - and there is no doubt of it; if the reader should close this book with the consciousness of a broad, comprehensive ignorance of the subject, it may be to some extent the fault of fetishism itself, which is the jungle of jungles, an aggregation of incoherent beliefs. The world of the African is as wild and strange as the weird world that we often visit on the brink of sleep. It was far from Africa that Siegfried thought it worth while to encounter the dread dragon, Fafner, and slay him for the possession of the magic tarnhelm forged by the Nibelung. In Africa everybody has a tarnhelm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Fetichism in West Africa. Forty Years' Observation of Native Customs and Superstitions ... With Twelve Illustrations

Author : Robert Hamill NASSAU
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 389 pages
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Download or read book Fetichism in West Africa. Forty Years' Observation of Native Customs and Superstitions ... With Twelve Illustrations written by Robert Hamill NASSAU and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Edward Wilmot Blyden and the Racial Nationalist Imagination

Author : Teshale Tibebu
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 1580464289
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Download or read book Edward Wilmot Blyden and the Racial Nationalist Imagination written by Teshale Tibebu and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical study of Edward Wilmot Blyden, whose voluminous writings laid the groundwork for some of the most important African and black diasporic thinkers of the twentieth century.