Bantu Beliefs and Magic
- Subtitle
- With particular reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba tribes of Kenya Colony; together with some reflections on East Africa after the war
C. W. (Charles William) Hobley
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. INTRODUCTION4. CONTENTS5. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS6. INTRODUCTORY7. CHAPTER I SPIRIT BELIEFS8. CHAPTER II SACRIFICE9. CHAPTER III SACRED STONES OR VILLAGE SHRINES IN KIKUYU10. CHAPTER IV. THE FIRSTFRUITS OF THE HARVEST, ALSO PLANTING CEREMONIAL11. CHAPTER V CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIAL12. CHAPTER VI DEATH AND BURIAL CEREMONIAL13. CHAPTER VII THE CURSE AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS14. CHAPTER VII THE CURSE AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS (continued 2)15. CHAPTER VIII SUPERSTITIONS REGARDING CHILDREN AND WOMEN16. INTRODUCTORY17. CHAPTER I THE GUILD OF SMITHS IN KIKUYU AND UKAMBA18. CHAPTER II THE EVIL EYE19. CHAPTER III KIKUYU MAGIC AND MAGICIANS20. CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS MAGICAL PRACTICES21. INTRODUCTORY22. CHAPTER I THE CONSTITUTION AND WORKING OF COUNCILS AMONG THE KIKUYU23. CHAPTER II LAWS OF COMPENSATION FOR MURDER24. CHAPTER III CEREMONIAL OATHS25. CHAPTER IV WAR AND PEACE26. CHAPTER V MISCELLANEOUS CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS27. CHAPTER VI LEGENDS28. CHAPTER VII DANCES29. CHAPTER VIII WOMEN AS A FACTOR IN TRIBAL ORGANISATION30. CHAPTER IX SOME GENERAL REMARKS31. CHAPTER X EAST AFRICA AFTER THE WAR32. L’ENVOI33. GLOSSARY34. INDEX