The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Selections from


Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison

British Army officer and ethnographer AB Ellis was known for his writings on West Africa. His final publication takes an anthropological magnifying glass to the lives of Yoruba peoples in west Africa. The book’s subtitle reads: " their religion, manners, customs, laws, language, etc : with an appendix containing a comparison of the Tshi, Gã, Ęwe, and Yoruba languages". The following recording is selected readings from his fifteen chapters: Chief Gods, Measurements of Time, Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage and Death and Conclusions. (Summary by Faith Abíọ́lá-Ellison) (3 hr 16 min)

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Chapter 2: Chief Gods, part 1 11:58 Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison
Chapter 2: Chief Gods, part 2 41:56 Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison
Chapter 2: Chief Gods, part 3 30:23 Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison
Chapter 8: Measurements of time 21:23 Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison
Chapter 9: Ceremonies At Birth, Marriage, And Death 24:30 Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison
Chapter 15: Conclusions, part 1 33:24 Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison
Chapter 15: Conclusions, part 2 33:17 Gelesen von Faith Abiola-Ellison