Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-153) and index.
Contents:
1. The God of Gods -- 2. Divine rulers : representing God on earth -- 3. Sacrifices and prayers in African religion -- 4. The ancestral world : seeing the unseen -- 5. The concept of evil -- 6. Servants : explaining the inexplicable -- 7. Rituals : making possible the impossible -- 8. Spirit conquering matter -- 9. The Spear Master's story.
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