Book

La religion et la magie Songhay

Presses universitaires de FranceParisPublished In 1960 • Pages:

By: Rouch, Jean.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
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
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Songhai
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2016
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
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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
Ian Skoggard; 2016
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1941-1942, 1947-1949
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1941-1949
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tillabéri region, Niger
NotesAdditional notes
Jean Rouch
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
ltf90002308
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Songhai (African people)