Vodun deities’ nanchons (nations) and,1: 132
West African rites similar to,1: 132
Bokonon, 1:132–133
Fá divination practitioner and,1:133,
1:257,2: 497
Fon Cosmology and,1:133,1: 257
functions of,1: 133
tools used by,1:133,2: 497
versatility of,1: 133
Bondo Society, 1:133–136
comprehensive education component
of,1: 134
east-west worldview orientation of,
1: 135
geographic locations of,1: 132
hojo river bed clay and,1: 134
the initiation transformation process and,1:134,
2: 686
leaders of,1: 134
metamorphic theme of,1:133–135
“Pouring Out Ceremony” of graduation
and,1: 135
psychological and spiritual transformation
and,1: 134
python totem and,1: 135
religious links and,1:134–135
Sande use of plants and,2: 530
social context of,1: 134
society exclusively for females and,1: 132
Bondye, 1:136
Bodu veneration of God and,1: 136
gender fluidity in Vodu cosmology
and,1: 136
gwobonanjand,1: 196
lwa role and,1: 136
Book of Gates,2: 683
Book of Knowing the Creation of Ra,
1:322,2:558,2: 650
Book of Merikara,1: 15
BookoftheComingForthbyDay(TheBookof
theDead),1:136–138
afterlife in,1:14,1:15,1: 16
Amen in,1: 38
Anubis in,1:61–62
Ausar in,1: 78
Benu bird, benben stone symbolism
in,2: 528
Book of the Deadand,1: 241
chants and spells in,1: 137
Coffin Textsand,1: 138
contents of,1: 137
development of,1:137–138
as Doctrine of Eternal Life,1: 137
eternal life and,1: 248
Eye of Horus and,1: 253
funerary rites and,1: 137
the Great Ennead and,1: 241
Heliopolitan version of,1: 137
The Husia and,1: 322
justice principle in,1: 357
Kabechet in,1: 63
Maat legend in,1: 399
magical power of blood referenced in,1: 127
mummification and,1: 434
Neb Ankh inscriptions and,2: 445
nine inseparable affinities of man and,1: 137
Opening of the Mouth ceremony and,2: 494
Pyramid Textsand,1: 138
Ra and,2: 558
reincarnation concept and,1: 137
Saitre version of,1: 138
sarcophagus inscriptions and,2: 596
Shu and,2: 618
spitting referenced in,2: 634
Tehuti subject in,1: 327
Theban rendition of,1:137–138
transformation described in,2: 669
underworld referenced in,2: 683
veneration of afterlife in,1: 137
Weighing of the Heart lifetime
behavior judgment and,1: 137
Book of the Dead. SeeBookoftheComing
ForthbyDay(TheBookoftheDead)
Book of Vindication (Coffin Texts),
1:14,1:15,1:16,1:138,1: 322
See also Coffin Texts (The Book of Vindication)
Books of the Underworld,1: 14
Botswana
kingship in,1: 364
Tswana people of,2:650,2: 673
Boukman(Dutty Boukman, Zamba Boukman),
1:138–139
Bois Caiman and,1:131,1:408,2:527,2: 691
Cecile Fatiman and,1:131,1:262–263,2: 691
Haitian Revolution and,1:131,1:138,1:408,
2:568,2: 691
Houngan and,1: 319
Makandal and,1:402,1: 407
Brazil
enslaved Africans in,1: 150Index 811