Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome

with notices of the so called "Amazons," the grand customs, the yearly customs, the human sacrifices, the present state of the slave trade, and the Negro's place in nature

by Richard Francis Burton & C. W. Newbury

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19th century
Language: English

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AT half-past 3 P.M., on the last day of 1863, we hammocked to our former place before the south-eastern or Komasi Gate, and found the seance much as it was before. A Ilha Formosa, the lovely island of Fernando Po, has, like most beauties, two different, indeed two opposite, aspects.

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Ancient religions, animism, and ritual
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
with notices of the so called "Amazons," the grand customs, the yearly customs, the human sacrifices, the present state of the slave trade, and the Negro's place in nature Open Library record	1893	Tylston and Edwards	English	—	Public	Open Library (opens in a new tab)