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Title:William Moore on a case of slave-raiding and Ifa in 1981 (i.e. 1851)
Author:Mackenzie, P.R.ISNI
Year:1986
Periodical:Orita: Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:68-77
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:divination
slavery
Abstract:Text of a narrative by the Egba priest William Moore, who describes a case of slave raiding which was brought before the chiefs and elders of the town of Oshiele, near Abeokuta, Nigeria, on August 6, 1851. The account, which was found in the Church Missionary Society archives, contains information on the raiders' recourse to Ifa divination during their kidnapping expedition. Notes, ref.
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