CONTENTS
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Preface
TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS IN THE IBADAN AREA
Olódumarê and the Leading Órisá: Beliefs and Rituals. .
Olódúmarê
Obátálá
Orúnmilá
Êlá
Ê$u
Sángó
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Ógún
Sánppnná
Osanyin
íbeji
Oró
Ókêbádán.
Obalógun
Edan
The Ógbóni Cult
TheAncestors
SoulConcepts
Priesthood
Shrines and Temples
II MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT
Divination
Dreams
Witchcraft
Sorcery and Conjury .
The Curse and the Blessing
Invocation of the Soul
Defences against Witchcraft; Curses; Invocation
Charms
Magical Protection used Rank-and-File Informants
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
TraditionalHealers
Native Doctors’ Associations
Diagnoses, Causes and Treatment of Illnesses
Discussion
IV. RELIGIOUS, MAGICAL, AND MEDICAL BELIEFS
Family
Education
Occupation
Religion
Magic and Divination
Medicine
Summary and Discussion
V. CHANGES IN YORUBA RELIGIONS AND MEDICINE
Religion in 1964
Conversion to Islam and Christian Faiths
Traditional Cults Declining, but Traditional Beliefs Persist . Compromises, Concessions, and Rationalizations . Syncretisms found in Religious Movements in
South-Western Nigeria
Medicinein1964
Patent Medicines and Drugs
Favourable Attitudes Toward Modern Medicine
Interaction Between Traditional and Modern Medicine
Hospitals and Health Centers in the Ibadan Area .
AppendixA
FormsUsedinThisStudy
.New Emphases and Programmes at the Medical School, University
of Ibadan
A Pilot Experiment in Community Psychiatry .
Differing Points of View on the Use of Traditional Healers
OtherChanges
Attitudes Toward the Retention of Traditional Customs . Schooling Desired for Own Children
Summary
Demographic Data on 272 Yoruba
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