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Kpele Lala
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Illustrations. Tables x
  5. Foreword by T. О. Beidelman xi
  6. Part I: Kpele Songs and Symbolism
  7. 1. Introduction 2
  8. 2. Kpele Cult and Songs 18
  9. 3. Singing Kpele Songs 31
  10. 4. The World of Kpele Songs 58
  11. 5. Metaphors in Kpele Ritual 79
  12. 6. The Kpele Community 98
  13. Part II: Kpele Song Texts
  14. Introductory Note 109
  15. The Supreme Being 114
  16. Cosmogony 124
  17. Cosmos 132
  18. Divine Beings 151
  19. Ritual Performance 202
  20. Human Society 234
  21. Ga Polity 246
  22. Ga Culture 264
  23. Animals 277
  24. Bibliography 303
  25. Index 309
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182097.c7

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Illustrations. Tables x
  5. Foreword by T. О. Beidelman xi
  6. Part I: Kpele Songs and Symbolism
  7. 1. Introduction 2
  8. 2. Kpele Cult and Songs 18
  9. 3. Singing Kpele Songs 31
  10. 4. The World of Kpele Songs 58
  11. 5. Metaphors in Kpele Ritual 79
  12. 6. The Kpele Community 98
  13. Part II: Kpele Song Texts
  14. Introductory Note 109
  15. The Supreme Being 114
  16. Cosmogony 124
  17. Cosmos 132
  18. Divine Beings 151
  19. Ritual Performance 202
  20. Human Society 234
  21. Ga Polity 246
  22. Ga Culture 264
  23. Animals 277
  24. Bibliography 303
  25. Index 309
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