Life in Southern Nigeria: The Magic, Beliefs and Customs of the Ibibio TribeThis work describes the beliefs, customs and traditions of this tribe from the Ekat district. |
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 20 |
CHAPTER III | 31 |
CHAPTER IV | 45 |
CHAPTER V | 57 |
CHAPTER VI | 71 |
AFFINITIES AND WEREBEASTS | 87 |
AFFINITIES AND WEREBEASTS continued | 102 |
CHAPTER XV | 203 |
CHAPTER XVI | 215 |
WARTHE SHEDDING OF BLOODTHE SCAPEGOAT | 233 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 248 |
CHAPTER XIX | 256 |
CHAPTER XX | 271 |
CHAPTER XXI | 279 |
CHAPTER XXII | 298 |
CHAPTER IX | 110 |
CHAPTER X | 119 |
CHAPTER XI | 139 |
CHAPTER XII | 152 |
SECRET SOCIETIES | 162 |
CHAPTER XIV | 183 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 313 |
CHAPTER XXIV | 319 |
CHAPTER XXV | 328 |
LENVOI | 339 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abassi affinity Akpan amid answered asked beach beneath bird blood body brought bush Calabar calabash called canoe ceremony Chief Henshaw corpse Court creek crocodile Cross River cult custom dance dead death dwell earth Efik Egbo Eket Ekkpo Njawhaw Ekoi Ekong Esuk evil farm father feet fire fish ghost ghost town girl given goat hand head chief husband Ibeno Ibibio Idiong Idua Oronn Ikot Ikotobo Juju killed Kwa Ibo Kwa River laid leaves magic mangrove matchet Mbiam medicine mother native Ndemm neighbouring Nigeria night oath Oban offerings olden days once Opobo palm palm wine passed plantain play priest rites road round sacred sacrifice seen sent shrine skull slaves society soul spirit strange tabu things thought told town townsfolk tree tribe Ubium Udaw usually victims Widenham wife witchcraft woman women yams Yoruba