Book
Nupe religion
Routledge & Paul • London • Published In 1954 • Pages:
By: Nadel, S. F. (Siegfried Frederick).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is primarily a functional study of the religious life of the Nupe. The theology of the group is discussed thoroughly, then the ceremonial life, including rites of passage. Medical and mental therapies are next described. Finally, witchcraft and the measures against it are covered. This material is handled without reference to Islam in order to clarify the aboriginal situation. The final chapters take up the Islamization of Nupe and the practice of Islam within the tribe, and deal with the effects of other religions on Nupe as well. A section is also included on divination.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Religious beliefs
- Revelation and divination
- Organized ceremonial
- Puberty and initiation
- Magic
- Magical and mental therapy
- Medical therapy
- Sorcery
- Religious denominations
- Congregations
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nupe
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2014
- 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
- James R. Leary ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1934-1936
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1934-1936
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Bida Emirate, Niger state, Nigeria
- NotesAdditional notes
- by S. F. Nadel
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 54002805
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nupe (African people)--Religion.