The Yoruba Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa by A. B. Ellis

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The Yoruba Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa is a book by British ethnographer Alfred Burdon Ellis, first published in 1894. Chapters include: Chief Gods; Minor Gods; Remarks On The Foregoing; Priests And Worship; Egungun, Oro, Abiku, And Various Superstitions; The In-Dwelling Spirits And Souls Of Men; Measurements Of Time; Ceremonies At Birth, Marriage, And Death; Proverbs; and, Folk-Lore Tales. Note: This edition omits chapters 10, 11, 12, and the Appendix as they are not available online.

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