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Book cover for J. A. Skertchly: Dahomey as It Is

Dahomey as It Is : Being a Narrative of Eight Months' Residence in That Country

J. A. Skertchly
Paperback - $66.95

1874. With a Full Account of the Notorious Annual Customs and the Social and Religious Institutions of the Ffons; also an Appendix on Ashantee and a glossary of Dahoman words and titles. The account of the eight months Skertchly, a British entomologi ...

Book cover for J. A. Skertchly: Dahomey as It Is

Dahomey as It Is : Being a Narrative of Eight Months' Residence in That Country

J. A. Skertchly
Hardcover - $89.95

1874. With a Full Account of the Notorious Annual Customs and the Social and Religious Institutions of the Ffons; also an Appendix on Ashantee and a glossary of Dahoman words and titles. The account of the eight months Skertchly, a British entomologi ...

Book cover for Malidoma Patrice Some: Healing Wisdom of Africa

Healing Wisdom of Africa

Malidoma Patrice Some
Paperback - $26.95

A fascinating, detailed journey through the traditional healing practices of West Africa by a beloved shaman and scholar.

Book cover for Dianne M. Stewart: Three Eyes for the Journey

Three Eyes for the Journey : African Dimensions of the Jamaican Religious Experience

Dianne M. Stewart
Paperback - $54.95

Studies of African-derived religious traditions have generally focused on their retention of African elements. This emphasis, says Dianne Stewart, slights the ways in which communities in the African diaspora have created and formed religious meaning ...

Book cover for Jane Stuart: I Am a Rastafarian

I Am a Rastafarian

Jane Stuart
Library Binding - $43.95

Without preaching or proselytizing, children who are believers talk about their religion, as they have learned it from -- or practice it with -- their families. These books teach respect for other people's traditions and points of view.

Book cover for Daniel C. Swan: Peyote Religious Art

Peyote Religious Art : Symbols of Faith and Belief

Daniel C. Swan
Hardcover - $57.95

Controversial and misunderstood, the ritualized use of peyote by American Indians has long been attacked by non-Indian religious and secular authorities. Despite official efforts to eliminate peyotism as far back as the Spanish Inquisition and as rec ...

Book cover for Edith Turner: Experiencing Ritual

Experiencing Ritual : A New Interpretation of African Healing

Edith Turner
Paperback - $54.95

"Experiencing Ritual" is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings--the view of millions of Afri ...

Book cover for Dietrich Varez: The Legend of La'ieikawai

The Legend of La'ieikawai

Dietrich Varez
Paperback - $22.95

The twins La'ieikawai and La'ielohelohe are separated at birth but remain linked by their great beauty and a series of unscrupulous admirers and fickle husbands. Eventually the sisters are reunited with the help of a colorful cast of characters, incl ...

Book cover for James William Wafer: The Taste of Blood

The Taste of Blood : Spirit Possession in Brazilian Candomble

James William Wafer
Paperback - $48.95

Winner of the Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing "Succeeds as an innovative ethnography. . . . Intriguing and scintillating . . .

Book cover for Cacike Waganche: Song of the Caiman

Song of the Caiman : Spiritual Beliefs of the Ciboney Peoples

Cacike Waganche
Paperback - $21.95

"Song of the Caiman" "Spiritual Beliefs of the CiBoNey Peoples" "Connect with the ancestors and there Florida and Caribbean descendents" For more information please contact: Ciboney Tribe of Florida www.ciboneytribe.org ciboneyt@bellsouth.net

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