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The names of God in northern Somali

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London • 22 (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
Ethnologist-5
Analyst
Robert Lee ; 1959
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Somalia, Djibouti, southeastern Ethiopia
Notes
I. M. Lewis
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
26023015
LCSH
Somalis