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Secret medicines, magic, and rites of the Kpelle tribe in Liberia

Southwestern journal of anthropology • 5 (3) • Published In 1949 • Pages: 208-243

By: Welmers, William Everett, 1916.

Abstract
This document is based upon ethnographic data which were collected incidentally in the course of the author's linguistic research. Its principal subject is sáe, or Kpelle 'medicines'. Such medicines are owned by individuals and range in type from those which are 'secret' and involve unusual powers to those which are simply well-known home remedies for common ailments. Others may be classified as 'poisons' and fall into a category which the author describes as 'black magic'.
culture
Kpelle
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Linguist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus ; 1984
Field Date
no date
Notes
William E. Welmers
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Kpelle (African people)