Nommo—The Spirit of Water—in the Dogon World

The World as Manifestation of Spirit: Mysticism and Metaphysics in West African Religions

Abstract This paper focuses on the concept of the world as interpreted by Amadou Hampaté Bâ, an ini

Deceiving the spirit: engaging with the Holy Spirit in Catholic Uganda

Abstract During ethnographic fieldwork among lay Catholics in eastern Uganda, informants occasional

Signs of the Spirit

This book is an ethnography of spirit possession ceremonies and accompanying musical practices in th

The history of the middle in Dogon

Donno So, a Dogon language of Mali, has a class of verbs (C3) that exhibits an interesting set of fo

Exploring the Origins and Expansion of the Nyaminyami (Water Spirit) Belief Systems among the BaTonga People of Northwestern Zimbabwe

Abstract Water spirits are an integral part of African traditional religious beliefs and ritual pr

The Spirit of Competition: Wak in Burkina Faso