Pyramid Textsand,1:14,1:15,1: 16
Ra and,2: 558
resurrection concept and,1: 14
transformation concept and,1: 16
See alsoAncestors; Ancestors and
harmonious life
Age groups, 1:16–17
of Akamba people,1: 23
brothers and sisters concept and,1: 259
cyclical nature of,1:16–17
Dyow initiations and,1: 226
humans moving into the ancestral realm and,
1: 17
JolaBukutinitiation ritual and,1:354–355
of Okande people,2: 487
of Poro Society,2: 532
respect for elders and,1: 16
ritual ceremonies of initiation and,1: 17
social constructions and,1: 17
of Swazi people,2:651–652
Tiriki age set examples of,1: 17
Zulu military organization under Shaka
and,1: 17
See alsoInitiation
Agricultural rites, 1:17–19
agricultural mythology and,1: 19
Akamba sacrifices for rain and,1: 18
of Bamana people,1: 226
children’s names and,1: 17
Dagara seed ritual and,1: 18
everyday time reckoning and,1: 17
Ga Homowo harvest festival and,1:19,1: 279
harvest rituals and,1:18–19
Ik gathering of family seeds and,1: 18
Incwala (First Fruits of the New Year) harvest
ritual of Swaziland and,1:18–19
maturation rituals and,1:17–18
planting rituals and,1:17,1: 18
priest of the Earth shrine and,1: 18
rituals to bless seeds and work implements
and,1: 18
yam festivals and,1:19,1:305,2:731,2: 733
Agwe, 1:19–20
boat vèvè of,2: 686
fish, boats, and paddles symbols of,1: 20
foods associated with,1:275 (table)
jealous nature and unrelenting anger of,1: 20
as lwa of the sea,1:392,1: 559
as patron of sailors and fishers,1: 19
white color symbolism of,1: 559
Ahmose the Liberator,1: 29
Aida Wedo, 1:20–21
creation story of,1:20–21
Danbala (Dambal) Wedo and,1:20–21,
1:192–193,1:392,1: 559
fertility and,1:20–21
Fon people and,1: 270
gender boundaries and,1:20–21
as lwa of power and eternity of life,1:20,
1: 392
other creator goddesses similar to,1: 21
snake vèvè of,2: 686
Yanvalou dance and,2: 733
Air, 1:21–22
as container of powers and energies,1:21–22
as gift of Ra,1: 21
Shu and,1:21–22
as sustainer of life and,1: 21
See alsoWind
Aiwel(Ailwel Longar),1:22
as founder of spearmasters priesthood,1:22,
2:630–631
Longar multicolored ox and,1: 22
See alsoSpear masters
Akamba, 1:23
birth and naming rites of,1: 259
circumcision practiced by,1: 259
creation story of,1: 23
dream interpretation by,1: 220
fig tree, dead souls and,2: 670
geographic location of,1: 18
initiation and circumcision traditions
of,1: 23
Maasai people and,1: 23
naming rite of,1:259,2: 571
rain rituals of,1: 18
sociopolitical structure of,1: 23
Akan, 1:23–26
aboadevotive sacrifice of,2: 584
Abosom and,1:3–5,1:25,1: 26
Adae “resting place” festival of,1:6–7,2: 579
Adu Ogyinae, first man in mythology
of,1:10–11
Amokye and,1:41–43
“Ananse allegory” and,1:44–45,1:244–245
ancestor reverence of,1:49,2:576,2:578–579
animism belief of,1: 59
Okomfo Anoky oath and,2: 469
Asamando ancestral world and,1: 69
Asante Twi dialect of,1: 24Index 799