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Religious views and customs of the inhabitants of Yap (German South Seas)article 1913 • Walleser, Sixtus
Yapese • Oceania > Micronesia
This monograph is devoted to the religious life of the Yap. Topics covered include beliefs about the soul, different kinds of spirits and gods, the shrines (TALíU) and their regulations, various kinds of taboos, ancestor worship, magic, divination, a...