Their organizations, officials and teaching. Contents: history; organization; minor officials; society doctors; supreme officials; celebrations; initiation; retreat life; society names and languages; society voices and signs; religious teaching; ethical teaching and the new life; older societies; and the more modern societies. Illustrated.
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As much if not more about west African religious practices as secret societies,
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Written and researched in the 1920's this book is as much or more about the Pagan religions and folk customs of various west African tribes as it is about any secret societies that exist in those cultures. I always have to laugh when I read these books about "secret" societies whether it be about Freemasons or some tribal group in west Africa because just how secret are they if for one you even know that they exist, but for another most of the time all you have to do is dig up the right books and you can learn most of their so called "secrets" and this book has plenty of that although most of it is an overlap to the African Pagan religions and their rituals/beliefs. I would highly recomend this to the person researching African religion, not so much to the conspiracy researcher who might be drawn in by the title of the book.
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The Native Secret Societies found amongst the peoples and tribes of the West Coast of Africa are many. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
honorary branch, admitting adults, puberty schools, grade fees, male membership, mixed membership, adult membership, heavy fees, sacred enclosure, sacred possessions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sierra Leone, West Coast, Gold Coast, High Priest, French Guinea, Belgian Congo, French Congo, Grand Tasso, Southern Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Deputy Head, Agricultural Associations, Co-operative Societies, Political Societies, Trade Guilds, War Clubs, Influencing the Yoruba New!
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The Native Secret Societies found amongst the peoples and tribes of the West Coast of Africa are many. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
honorary branch, admitting adults, puberty schools, grade fees, male membership, mixed membership, adult membership, heavy fees, sacred enclosure, sacred possessions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sierra Leone, West Coast, Gold Coast, High Priest, French Guinea, Belgian Congo, French Congo, Grand Tasso, Southern Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Deputy Head, Agricultural Associations, Co-operative Societies, Political Societies, Trade Guilds, War Clubs, Influencing the Yoruba New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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