Book
La religion et la magie Songhay
Presses universitaires de France • Paris • Published In 1960 • Pages:
By: Rouch, Jean.
Abstract
This comprehensive French language account of Songhai religion begins with the many regional and historical influences that have added to the corpus of Songhai cults and deities. The author also discusses the cosmology, myths, and magic associated with various possession and healing ceremonies. The book includes eight end plates of drawings and photographs.
- Subjects
- Acculturation and culture contact
- External relations
- Magical and mental therapy
- General character of religion
- Animism
- Mythology
- Spirits and gods
- Theological systems
- Revelation and divination
- Magic
- Magicians and diviners
- Priesthood
- Religious denominations
- Ethnogeography
- Ethnoanatomy
- Ethnopsychology
- Texts translated into english
- culture
- Songhai
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2016
- Field Date
- 1941-1942, 1947-1949
- Coverage Date
- 1941-1949
- Coverage Place
- Tillabéri region, Niger
- Notes
- Jean Rouch
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- ltf90002308
- LCSH
- Songhai (African people)