The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa
Subtitle: their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, etc. With an Appendix containing a Comparision of the Tshi, Gã, Eẃe, and Yoruba languages
By: by A. B. Ellis, ...
Publisher: Chapman and Hall, Ltd.
Published: 1894
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
Subjects: Ethnology -- Slave Coast.; Yoruba language.; African languages.; Folklore -- Slave Coast.
Table of contents: title: Title page
pagenum: 1; title: Contents
pagenum: n10; title: Map; label: I.
pagenum: n16
title: Introductory ... p. 1; label: II.
pagenum: n49
title: Chief Gods ... p. 34; label: III.
pagenum: n85
title: Minor Gods ... p. 70; label: IV.
pagenum: n100
title: Remarks On The Foregoing ... p. 85; label: V.
pagenum: n108
title: Priests And Worship ... p. 93; label: VI.
pagenum: n122
title: Egungun, Oro, Abiku, and various Superstitions ... p. 107; label: VII.
pagenum: n140
title: The indwelling Spirits and Souls of Men ... p. 125; label: VIII.
pagenum: n157
title: Measurements of Time ... p. 142; label: IX.
pagenum: n167
title: Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage, and Death ... p. 152; label: X.
pagenum: n179
title: System of Government ... p. 164; label: XI.
pagenum: n189
title: Laws and Customs ... p. 174; label: XII.
pagenum: n207
title: Language ... p. 192; label: XIII.
pagenum: n233
title: Proverbs ... p. 218; label: XIV.
pagenum: n258
title: Folk-lore Tales ... p. 243; label: XV.
pagenum: n290
title: Conclusions ... p. 275; title: Appendix (A Comparision of the Tshi, Gã, Ewe, and Yoruba Languages) ... p. 305-402
pagenum: n320