CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

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INTRODUCTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

CHAPTER II

SIERRA LEONE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CHAPTER III

AFRICAN CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

CHAPTER IV

FISHING IN WEST AFRICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

CHAPTER V

FETISH In this context, Kingsley uses the term "Fetish" to refer to the traditional religious beliefs and spiritual practices of West African peoples, specifically those involving the veneration of objects believed to have magical powers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

CHAPTER VI

SCHOOLS OF FETISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

CHAPTER VII

FETISH AND WITCHCRAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156