Ikiyan Aru.
| Autor: | Anderson, Martha G. |
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| Zdroj: | African Arts; Spring2003, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p24-92, 16p, 25 Color Photographs |
| Abstrakt: | Focuses on the importance of sacrificial canoes figure on the life and ritual of the Ijo people in Nigeria. Use of ikiyan aru in sacrificial rites; Definition of ikiyan for the Ijo people; Beliefs of Africans on sacrifices; Significance of the fall of the Niger river and floodwaters on its ritual calendar; Rise of epidemic diseases in Niger region; Forms of ikiyan aru. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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