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Ban of the Bori: Demons and Demon-Dancing in West and North Africa

Ban of the Bori: Demons and Demon-Dancing in West and North Africa

Hardcover

Series: Library of African Study

Religion General AnthropologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 071461730X
ISBN13: 9780714617305
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 1 1968
Pages: 564
Weight: 2.03
Height: 1.25 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
First Published in 1968. This book looks at the 'Bori' of the natives in West and North Africa The Bori (like spirits) are believed to be responsible for the various illnesses suffered by mankind are propitiated accordingly by offerings and sacrifices, with designated temple rooms, and being honoured with dances or rather rites during which worshippers (the sect of the Masu-Bori) become temporarily possess or ridden by the spirits.

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