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Theistic beliefs of the Yoruba and Ewe peoples of West Africa
African ideas of God • London • Published In 1950 • Pages: 224-240
By: Parrinder, Edward Geoffrey.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Parrinder discusses the polytheistic beliefs of the Yoruba and Ewe and their neighbors. An analysis is made of the nature and attributes of the supreme God worshiped by these peoples as well as their general attitude toward the world of spirits. The influence of Christianity upon the native religions is also noted. Parrinder, a missionary, is the author of 'West African Religions' and was, at the time of this publication, a part time lecturer at the University College, Ibadan, Nigeria.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- General character of religion
- Spirits and gods
- Theological systems
- Ethnozoology
- Animism
- Etiquette
- Mythology
- Eschatology
- Sacred objects and places
- Revelation and divination
- Cult of the dead
- Missions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yoruba
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert Lee ; 1959
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1938-1947
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1950
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- Geoffrey Parrinder
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 51005572
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yoruba (African people)