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In West Africa the Efik cook food and leave it on the table in the little shed or “
devil - house ” near the grave , and thither not only the spirit of the deceased , but
the spirits of the slaves sacrificed at his funeral , come to partake of it . Farther
south ...
In West Africa the Efik cook food and leave it on the table in the little shed or “
devil - house ” near the grave , and thither not only the spirit of the deceased , but
the spirits of the slaves sacrificed at his funeral , come to partake of it . Farther
south ...
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sumes the steam or savour of the food , or its essence or spirit . ... the offered food
; thinking on them , he slowly sets the dish of rice before the Brahmans , and
while they silently eat the hot food , the ancestral spirits take their part of the feast
.
sumes the steam or savour of the food , or its essence or spirit . ... the offered food
; thinking on them , he slowly sets the dish of rice before the Brahmans , and
while they silently eat the hot food , the ancestral spirits take their part of the feast
.
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Leaving her body , her spirit had taken flight toward the North Cape , and arrived
at the entrance of Reigna . ... been safely ferried across , she asked the old
Charon , mentioning the name of her family , where the spirits of her kindred
dwelt .
Leaving her body , her spirit had taken flight toward the North Cape , and arrived
at the entrance of Reigna . ... been safely ferried across , she asked the old
Charon , mentioning the name of her family , where the spirits of her kindred
dwelt .
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to climb the precipice again , two pursuing infant spirits pulled her back , and she
only escaped by flinging the roots at them , which they stopped to eat , while she
scaled the rock by help of the akeake - stem , till she reached the earth and flew ...
to climb the precipice again , two pursuing infant spirits pulled her back , and she
only escaped by flinging the roots at them , which they stopped to eat , while she
scaled the rock by help of the akeake - stem , till she reached the earth and flew ...
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have not striven to defend their country , will go to Aygnan , the Evil Spirit , to
incessant torments . More characteristic , and probably more genuinely native
than this , is the fancy of the Caribs , that the braves of their nation should go after
death ...
have not striven to defend their country , will go to Aygnan , the Evil Spirit , to
incessant torments . More characteristic , and probably more genuinely native
than this , is the fancy of the Caribs , that the braves of their nation should go after
death ...
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| Title | Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Volume 2 Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Languages, Art and Customs, Sir Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Author | Sir Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | H. Holt, 1877 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2008 |
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