Human Leopards
by Kenneth James Beatty
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About this eBook
- Author
- Beatty, Kenneth James, 1878-1966
- Title
- Human Leopards : an account of the trials of Human Leopards before the Special Commission Court; with a note on Sierra Leone, past and present
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- GN: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology
- Subject
- Sierra Leone -- History
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 54086
- Release Date
- January 31, 2017
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.HUMAN LEOPARDS AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRIALS OF HUMAN LEOPARDS BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMISSION COURT; WITH A NOTE ON SIERRA LEONE, PAST AND PRESENT
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5.PART I — CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY — CHAPTER II THE PORO, TONGO PLAY, BORFIMA, WITCH-DOCTORS, OATHS — The Poro — Tongo Players — Borfima — Witch-doctors — Oaths — CHAPTER III THE KALE CASE — CHAPTER IV THE IMPERRI CASE — CHAPTER V THE KABATI CASE — CHAPTER VI THE YANDEHUN CASE — CHAPTER VII BORFIMA AND MEMBERSHIP CASES — CHAPTER VIII OTHER CASES OF LEOPARD MURDER; THE HUMAN BABOON SOCIETY
- 6.PART II — CHAPTER IX A NOTE ON SIERRA LEONE, PAST AND PRESENT — APPENDIX DESPATCH FROM THE GOVERNOR OF SIERRA LEONE REPORTING ON THE MEASURES ADOPTED TO DEAL WITH UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES IN THE PROTECTORATE
- 7.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
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