Woman's Mysteries of a Primitive People: The Ibibios of Southern Nigeria (Forgotten Books)

Book Description:

"This is an ethnography of the Iboibo, a Nigerian tribe. Written by a pioneering English woman in the early 20th Century, this book focuses on the ritual life of women. Despite the naïve colonialist attitude, it presents a female perspective which was seldom seen in the ethnographic literature of the period." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher’s Preface; Introductory; Prenatal Influences And Birth Customs; Birth Customs (continued); Affinities Or "bush Souls"; Childhood; Maidenhood To Marriage; Wedded Life And Motherhood; Domestic Life; Marriage Problems; Love Philtres And Magic; Witchcraft; Jujus; Woman And Secret Societies; Woman In War Time; Widowhood And Burial Customs; Widowhood And Burial Customs (continued); L'envoi; Endnotes

About the Publisher:

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.