1st Edition

Life in Southern Nigeria The Magic, Beliefs and Customs of the Ibibio Tribe

By Percy Amaury Talbot Copyright 1967
    446 Pages
    by Routledge

    446 Pages
    by Routledge

    This work describes the beliefs, customs and traditions of this tribe from the Ekat district.

    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.

    Biography

    Percy Amaury Talbot