Sacred Texts Africa

YORUBA-SPEAKING PEOPLES

OF THE

SLAVE COAST OF WEST AFRICA

by A. B. ELLIS

[1894]

Title Page
Contents.
Chapter I: Introductory.
Chapter II: Chief Gods.
Chapter III: Minor Gods.
Chapter IV: Remarks on the Foregoing.
Chapter V: Priests and Worship.
Chapter VI: Egungun, Oro, Abiku, and Various Superstitions.
Chapter VII: The In-Dwelling Spirits And Souls of Men.
Chapter VIII: Measurements of Time.
Chapter IX: Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage, and Death.
Chapter XIII: Proverbs.
Chapter XIV: Folk-Lore Tales.
Chapter XV: Conclusions.