Encyclopedia of African Religion

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Index

Entrytitlesandtheirpa ge numbersarein bo ld;photographicimages areidentifiedby italic pagenumbers.

Abaluyia,1:1–2
geographiclocationof,1: 1
Luluyialanguageof,1: 1
WeleXakabaSupremeBeing and,1: 1
Abasi,1:2
AbaseYaaand,1:73–74
creationnarrativeand,1:185,1: 230
Efikpeopleof Nigeriaand Cameroonand,
1:2,1: 230
Ibio peopleand,1: 325
society of secretsof,1: 2
as SupremeCreator, Almighty God,1: 2
taboosandritualsand,1: 2
Abela, 1:2–3
formof greetingstrangersand,1:2–3
hospitality, politeness,socialcohesion,
respectand,1: 3
Negembafamilygroups of Cameroonand,
1:2–3
reciprocitynature of,1: 3
Abimbola,Kola,2:475,2: 476
Abimbola,Wande,1:332,1: 346
Abosom,1:3–5
Adaeand,1: 7
Akanancestorsand,1:25,1:26,2: 712
akomfo/bosomfoand,1: 4
Akonnedi/NanaAkonnedi/AkonnediAbena
obosom and,1: 4
bosomfie,shrinehouse and,1: 4
descriptive overviewof,1: 4
Mnoetia healingabosomand,1: 5
NanaAdadeKofiobosomand,1: 5
NanaAsuoGyebiobosomand,1: 4
NanaEsiKetewaaobosomand,1: 5
Nyameandhumanmediationby,1: 4

obosomvs.Shumanmeaningand,2: 636

originsof,1: 209

spirit natureof,1: 3

Tegarepantheonof abosomand,1: 5

Abuk,1:5–6

coolnessandintelligenceof womenand,1: 5

Creator separatedfrompeopleof theEarth

and,1:5–6

Dinkasocietyoriginand,1: 5

as firstwomanin the world,1: 5

snakerepresentationof,1: 5

Achebe,Chinua,2:496,2: 497

Adae,1:6–7

Akancalendarand,1: 6

of Akanpeople,1: 25

AkomdancesperformedbytheAkomfoand,

1: 6

Akwasidaefestivaland,1:6,1: 7

Awukudae festivaland,1:6,1: 7

MemenedaDapaadayand,1: 6

“restingplace”festivalof theAkanand,

1:6–7,2: 579

venerationof ancestorsand,1:6–7

Adefumi, ObaOseijaman,I,2:457–458

Adesanya,Adebayo,1: 354

Adinkra symbols,1:7–10

Akanlife cycleand,1: 8

Ayie rite performancestagesand,

1:8,2: 638

funerarymessagesto departing

souls and,1: 7

originlegendof,1: 7

physicalandspiritualworlds

interconnectednessand,1:7–8

twoadinkrastampsfromGhanaand,1: 8