supreme beings and,2:712–713
“traditional” descriptor of,2:711–712
WARvs.WAR(s) and,2: 711
white symbolism and,2: 716
White, 2:713–717
Agwe and,1:192,1: 559
Akan color symbolism and,1:174–175
Bondo Society initiation and,1:134,1: 135
Danbala Wedo color and,1: 192
Eurocentric beliefs and,2: 713
as luck in dreams,1: 220
marital harmony and,2: 715
medicine and,2: 715
mourning the dead and,2: 715
Native American genocide and,2: 713
Obatala as “King of White Cloth” and,
1:173–174,2:471,2: 715
Ohum Festival and,2:484,2: 485
in rituals and ceremonies,2:714–715
science of chromatics and,2: 713
war and,2: 715
West African enslavement and,2: 713
West African Religions symbolism and,2: 716
white chalk, clay, or powder and,2:714–715
white crown symbolism and,2: 714
white pyramid symbolism and,2: 714
Widow purification,1:93,2: 538
Wind, 2:717
Dogon creation story and,2: 716
Eshu gentle wind and,2: 716
farmer and snake story and,2: 716
Harmattan wind and,2: 716
Oya fierce wind, without rain and,2: 716
San story of,2: 716
Yoruba orisha Shango and,2: 716
Winti, 2:718–724
African Suriname religion and,2: 718
Ana Kedoeaman Kedoeampon and,2: 718
ancestor spirit categories of,2: 721
“black magic” label of,2: 718
bonuman spiritual healer, guide, leader and,
2: 720
Busi weno spiritual associate and,2: 722
call-and-response ritual singing and,2: 723
ceremonial drums of,2: 723
Christianity and,2: 718
conclusions regarding,2:723–724
food offerings and,2:720–721
human soul triad and,2:720–721
lukuman spiritual assessor and,2: 720
moral guide of,2: 723
pantheon of,2:718,2:719 (fig.),2:720,
2:721–722
prayer and,2: 723
principles and concepts of,2:718,2: 720
public and private rites of,2:722–723
rites of,2:722–723
Sjoro-weno gods of the Earth and,2: 722
in Surinam,2: 718
Tapu-Winti gods of air, universe, cosmos and,
2:721–722
Watra weno gods of water kingdom and,2: 722
wisi element of,2: 723
Witches,1:309,1:385,2: 585
Wolof, 2:724
family orientation of,2: 724
geographic location of,2: 724
Islam and,2: 724
language heritage of,2: 724
Women, 2:724–725
Abuk women as mothers of creation,1:5–6
African cosmology and,1: 180
Bamileke women childbearers and,1: 102
Candomblé and,1: 153
of Chokwe culture,1:166–167
clay pot representation of woman’s womb and,
1:126,1:170,1:265,1:410–411,2: 573
divinity in special powers of,1: 127
Earth and,1: 229
food taboos and,1: 265
Gèlèdè festival of,1:281–282
God as Mother and,1:288–289,1: 292
Hathor great mother and,1:306–307
as herbalists,1: 416
Iwa pele (gentle character) and,1: 348
juju magic and,1:355–356
Kwa Ba and,1: 373
Lovedu Rain Queen and,1: 385
magic and,1: 400
as medicine women,1: 420
menstrual blood powers and,1: 127
Odu Ifatext regarding,2: 477
ontological similarity to males and,2: 725
Osun (Oshun), power and sacredness of,
1:212,2: 510
paradoxical status of,2:724–725
as partners with God in human life creation,
2: 725
Pocomania and,2: 531
pot making tradition of,1:170,1: 265Index 863