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A New Look at Juju: The Pope's Apology to Africans
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Adu Kwabena-Essemn, a journalist based in Ghana, examines the religious and political implications of Pope John Paul II's visit to Benin in 1993, where he apologized for centuries of ridiculing African cultural beliefs by the Western world. Reprinted from 'Djembe' magazine, 1995.
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Ancestors as Elders in Africa by Igor Kopytoff
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Ancestor cults loom large in the anthropological image of Africa, but only certain dead with particular structural positions are worshipped as ancestors; this paper presents a study of ancestor and elder veneration among the matrilineal Suku of south-western Congo (Kinshasa).
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Fetichism in West Africa by the Rev. Robert Hamill Nassau
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A reprint of the entire 1904 book 'Fetichism in West Africa: Forty Years' Observation of Native Customs and Superstitions by the Rev. Robert Hamill Nassau, M.D. - S.T.D. for Forty Years a Missionary in the Gabun District of Kongo-Francaise,' a valuable (albeit Christian) account of Congo religion in the 19th century.
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Mamaissii's Atike (Healing) House FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions about initiation into Mami Wata and Dahomean Vodoun as practiced in Martinez, Georgia; illustrated with many photos of participants at public ceremonies.
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