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"The Supreme Being". Kpele Lala: Ga Religious Songs and Symbols, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1971, pp. 114-123. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182097.c12

(1971). The Supreme Being. In Kpele Lala: Ga Religious Songs and Symbols (pp. 114-123). Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182097.c12

1971. The Supreme Being. Kpele Lala: Ga Religious Songs and Symbols. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, pp. 114-123. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182097.c12

"The Supreme Being" In Kpele Lala: Ga Religious Songs and Symbols, 114-123. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1971. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182097.c12

The Supreme Being. In: Kpele Lala: Ga Religious Songs and Symbols. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press; 1971. p.114-123. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674182097.c12

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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