Bantu beliefs and magic
by C. W. Hobley
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About this eBook
- Author
- Hobley, C. W. (Charles William), 1867-1947
- Title
- Bantu Beliefs and Magic With particular reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba tribes of Kenya Colony; together with some reflections on East Africa after the war
- Original Publication
- United Kingdom: H.F. & G. Witherby,1922.
- Credits
- Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GN: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology
- Subject
- Indigenous peoples -- Africa, East
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 67426
- Release Date
- February 17, 2022
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.INTRODUCTION
- 4.CONTENTS
- 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 6.NATURAL RELIGION
- 7.INTRODUCTORY
- 8.SPIRIT BELIEFS
- 9.SACRIFICE
- 10.SACRED STONES OR VILLAGE SHRINES IN KIKUYU
- 11.THE FIRSTFRUITS OF THE HARVEST, ALSO PLANTING CEREMONIAL
- 12.CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIAL
- 13.DEATH AND BURIAL CEREMONIAL
- 14.THE CURSE AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS — ( a ) Thahu and its Connection with Circumcision Rites, etc. — ( b ) Purification and Blessing — ( c ) The Dying Curse
- 15.SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING CHILDREN AND WOMEN
- 16.MAGIC
- 17.INTRODUCTORY
- 18.THE GUILD OF SMITHS IN KIKUYU AND UKAMBA
- 19.THE EVIL EYE
- 20.KIKUYU MAGIC AND MAGICIANS
- 21.MISCELLANEOUS MAGICAL PRACTICES
- 22.MISCELLANEOUS
- 23.INTRODUCTORY
- 24.THE CONSTITUTION AND WORKING OF COUNCILS AMONG THE KIKUYU
- 25.LAWS OF COMPENSATION FOR MURDER
- 26.CEREMONIAL OATHS
- 27.WAR AND PEACE
- 28.MISCELLANEOUS CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS — Sundry Beliefs
- 29.LEGENDS
- 30.DANCES
- 31.WOMEN AS A FACTOR IN TRIBAL ORGANISATION
- 32.SOME GENERAL REMARKS
- 33.EAST AFRICA AFTER THE WAR
- 34.L’ENVOI
- 35.GLOSSARY
- 36.INDEX
- 37.Colophon — Availability — Metadata — Revision History — External References — Corrections
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