Ban of the Bori: Demons and Demon-Dancing in West and North Africa

Fully illustrated. Chapters include: The Origin of the Hausa Colonies in North Africa; Totemism and King-killing; Personal Enhancement and Dress; Habitations and Domestic Life; Birth and Puberty; Death and the After-Life; Magic. The Saints and the Magicians; Magic in the House—Love Charms; Magic in the House—Self-Preservation; Magic in the Fields—^Agriculture, etc; Magic in the Fields—Hunting, etc; Superstitions and Omens; Bori - The Black Spirits; Bori - The Temples and the Sect, and more.