This work describes the beliefs, customs and traditions of this tribe from the Ekat district.
Autorentext
Percy Amaury Talbot
Zusammenfassung
This work describes the beliefs, customs and traditions of this tribe from the Ekat district.
Inhalt
Introduction and principal deities; Jujus; Jujus (contd.); Jujus (contd.); witchcraft, magic and divination; magic plays; affinities and were-beasts; affinities and were-beasts (contd.); the spirits of beasts and trees; the soul, ghosts, dreams etc.; death and funeral ceremonies; death and funeral ceremonies (contd.); secret societies; secret societies (contd.); woman, marriage, etc.; social organization and tabu; war -the shedding of blood, the scapegoat; fire and the celestial luminaries; Oronn-Eket main road; Oronn-Eket main road (contd.); Eket to Ibeno; Ibeno to Okon Ekkpo (James town); Idua to Atabong; some unexplored waterways; before government came; l'envoi.