The Yoruba- Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa

The Yoruba Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa is a book by British ethnographer Alfred Burdon Ellis, first published in 1894. Chapters include: Chief Gods; Minor Gods; Remarks On The Foregoing; Priests And Worship; Egungun, Oro, Abiku, And Various Superstitions; The In-Dwelling Spirits And Souls Of Men; Measurements Of Time; Ceremonies At Birth, Marriage, And Death; Proverbs; and, Folk-Lore Tales.