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Hunza in the Himalayasarticle 1963 • Clark, John
Burusho • Asia > South Asia
The author attempts to correct certain misconceived ideas held by many people regarding the small, mountainous, central Asia kingdom of Hunza as a Shangri-La or virtual Himalayan paradise peopled by men and women of extraordinary health and longevity...Ifa divinationarticle 1939 • Clarke, John Digby
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This is an account of the system of divination common to all the Yoruba peoples and with special reference to the system as it is practiced in Ilorin Province. It includes a discussion of the position of Ifa and Elegba in Yoruba theology; the mytholo...Three Yoruba fertility ceremoniesarticle 1944 • Clarke, John Digby
Yoruba • Africa > Western Africa
This article is an account of three festivals seen by the author in the southeastern corner of Ilorin Province in 1938. The three are the Epa Festival of Ora, the Are Festival of Iloffa, and the Eji (or Asagba) Ceremony of Imode. Detailed description...