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The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa (1914)

Tremearne, A. J. N. (Arthur John Newman), 1877-1915 · London, Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd · leaf 274

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one full ofblood) will indicate the evil character of the seat of theaffections of the owner, but here again, the very blackestseems to entail no special precautions. To be a good Mohammedan, a man should be well off,apparently, for, although no one should work on the firstday or two of the Salla,… … PILCRIMACES AND FKSTIV \LS 24] held, one youth holding a scarf which others try to cat< h,or each one simply gallops up and down a set course.12 Insome parts, a tug of war is held on the Jajiberi, youthspulling against girls, and the rope is secretly cut by some-one so that both teams fall down…

Hausa (African people) · Demonology · Dance · Ethnology

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