Ancestors and harmonious life, 1:52–54
Akan reverence of,1: 25
beneficence and afflictions caused by,1: 52
communication with ancestors and,1:52–53
death as entrance into the afterlife and,1: 53
holding society together function and,1:52–53
prerogatives of ancestors and,1: 53
rituals importance and,1:52,1: 53
time and immortality concepts and,1: 53
See alsoAncestors
Angola
Bakongo people of,2: 466
Baluba people of,1: 97
Barotse people of,1: 108
Chokwe people of,1: 165
Kimbundu people of,1: 363
Songo people of,2:622–623
Animal images, 1:54–55
Akan Great Spider, the Wise One symbol
and,1: 55
animals as early teachers of humans and,1: 54
baboon language and,1: 54
communication with and becoming one with
animals and,1: 54
dance forms and,1: 56
Djehuty deity of language and,1: 54
Dogon, pale fox image and,1: 55
falcon images and,1:54,1:57,2:623–624
functions of,1: 54
Gèlèdè festival and,1:281–282
Hathor cow or hippopotamus image and,1: 54
Heru crocodile and falcon image and,1: 54
Kemetan culture examples of,1: 54
Khepera dung beetle image and,1:54–55,
1:56–57
lizard, spider, snakes and,1: 55
Maat bird feather image and,1: 55
origins of,1: 54
San eland potency symbolism and,1: 54
Sobek crocodile image and,1: 54
Xhosa bird justice image and,1: 55
See alsoAnimals;specific animal
Animals, 1:55–57
Amun ram and goose symbolism and,1: 57
Anubis jackal symbolism and,
1:57,1:62,2: 710
Apis bull and,1:65–67
Bast cat symbolism and,1: 57
Ba stork symbolism and,1: 57
Bemba totems and,1: 119
blood fertilizing the ground from,1: 127
bulls and,1:140–142
consumption of blood as food and,1: 56
in cosmogony myth,1: 56
cultural purposes of,1: 56
Danbala Wedo (snake, serpent) and,
1:20–21,1:192–193
Fang creation story and,1: 261
as food offerings,1: 272
healing power of,1: 415
Horus falcon symbolism and,1:57,2: 624
ideals and connection to all living kingdoms
and,1: 56
identity construction and,1: 56
Jola double or twin totemic system and,1: 354
lion guardian of the horizon symbolism
and,1: 57
Ma’at ostrich symbolism and,1: 57
in medicine and ritual ceremonies,1:56,1: 417
myths and totems and,1:55,1: 56
ritual and sacrifice and,1:55–56
sacrifice of,1:56,2:478–479
scarab, dung beetle symbolism and,1:54–55,
1:56–57
Sopdu falcon war god and,2:623–624
specific symbols and,1:56–57
Tehuti ibis or akhu bird symbolism
and,1: 57
See alsoAnimal images; Apisbull;
Bats; Phoenix
Animatism, 1:57–58
animismvs.,1:57–58
Asante king and,1: 57
definition of,1:13,1: 57
impersonal characteristic of,1: 58
supernatural energy apart from supernatural
being and,1: 57
Animism, 1:58–59
animatismvs.,1:57–58
breath, soul, and spirit belief of,1: 58
definition regarding,1: 13
general spiritual beings belief and,1: 58
origin of religion and,2: 501
personality characteristic of,1:57–58
Primitive Culture(Tylor) and,1:58,2: 501
soul exists in all things belief of,1: 58
Ankh, 1:59–61
Aten symbolism and,1: 75
Christian cross symbol and,1: 61
Egyptian symbol of life,1: 60Index 803