Encyclopedia of African Religion

Sekhmet and,2: 600 Shu and,2: 618 as sun god, fire and,1: 268 Sun God name of,2: 557 tears of, birth to men and women,1:263–264 ...

religion, rebellion, liberation relationship and, 2:567–568 rituals and,2: 575 Sankofa concept and,2: 587 Sankofafilm and,2:587– ...

Rivers and streams, 2:580 Aiwel founder of Spear masters legend and, 1:22,2:630–631 Bondo Society initiation and,1: 134 creation ...

diaspora and,1: 201 diffusion of,2:592–593 divination and,1: 207 drums and,1: 222 Espiritismo and,2: 591 healers and,1: 206 Ifa ...

initiation process of,2: 532 male and female duality of,2:603,2: 605 matrilineal society of,2: 605 nature spirits of,2: 605 occu ...

Mapungubwe settlement of,1:157–158 Matopo Hills shrines and,1:297–298,2: 581 mediums of,1: 421 mhondorolion spirits of,2: 616 Mi ...

Songo, 2:622–623 creation narrative of,2:622–623 fishing economy of,2: 622 geographic location of,2: 622 homeland, origins of,2: ...

Sunsum(spirit),2:637–639 Akan people and,1:25,1:26,1:69,2:535, 2:637–638 Asamando transition of,1:69,2: 638 Ayie rite, adinkra s ...

Maasai people of,1: 397 names of God in,2:748–749 original home of Shona and,1: 157 Swahili people in,2: 641 Yao people of,2: 73 ...

immortality, ancestors and,1: 53 as product of human experience,2: 665 sacrifice, redemption, and world to come are lived in the ...

Divine Father Ay and,1: 33 healing and,2: 675 Horemhab and,1: 33 Opening of the Mouth Ceremony and,2:494, 2: 495 Queen Tiye gran ...

initiation rites of,2:685–686 Kono people and,2: 685 magic practiced by,2: 685 writing system of,2: 685 Van Beek, Walter,1:215,1 ...

Obatala and,2: 471 Oumfò and,2:510–511 private rituals of,2: 699 Rada and Petwo lwa nanshons of, 2:526–527,2: 697 resistance to ...

supreme beings and,2:712–713 “traditional” descriptor of,2:711–712 WARvs.WAR(s) and,2: 711 white symbolism and,2: 716 White, 2:7 ...

Queen Nanni, Jamaican Rebellion and,1: 407 suicide of to ruin husbands,2: 635 Ye.mo.nja as giver of children and,2: 580 See also ...

Ebö ètùtùsacrifice and,2: 583 Ebo Irapadasubstitutionary sacrifice and, 2:583–584 Egungun ceremonies and,1:48,1:231–233, 1: 232 ...

naming day ceremony of,2: 741 polygamy practiced by,2: 741 Ramadan observance and,2: 741 Songhai people and,2: 741 Zimbabwe Bato ...