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The names of God in northern Somali

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London22 (I) • Published In 1959 • Pages: 134-140

By: Lewis, I. M..

Abstract
This is a compilation of twenty-two Somali names for ALLAAH. The author also discusses the survival of the term WAAG, the pre-Islamic name for God, in Somali usages.
Subjects
Spirits and gods
culture
Somali
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Robert Lee ; 1959
Field Date
1956-1957
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Somalia, Djibouti, southeastern Ethiopia
Notes
I. M. Lewis
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
26023015
LCSH
Somalis