African gods : (Record no. 130066)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 15579730 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | ARRUPE |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20191118104029.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 090108s2007 fr a b 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2008460194 |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER | |
| National bibliography number | GBA746003 |
| Source | bnb |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Record control number | 013768044 |
| Source | Uk |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9782080300195 (hbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 2080300199 (hbk.) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)ocn144596948 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UKM |
| Transcribing agency | UKM |
| Modifying agency | BTCTA |
| -- | BAKER |
| -- | YDXCP |
| -- | BWX |
| -- | WTU |
| -- | YBM |
| -- | IAY |
| -- | DLC |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| Language code of original and/or intermediate translations of text | fre |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | lccopycat |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | GN645 |
| Item number | .L34 2007 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 203.8096 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Other physical details | col. ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lainé, Daniel, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1949- |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48762 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | African gods : |
| Remainder of title | contemporary rituals and beliefs / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | photographs by Daniel Lainé ; preface by Tobie Nathan ; essays by Anne Stamm and Pierre Saulnier. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | English language ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Paris : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Flammarion, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 191 p. : |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Simultaneously published in French with title: Dieux noirs. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-191). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Foreword -- African religions -- Vodun -- For the Bamileke, death does not exist -- The Hogon foregoes physical contact -- Blue, the color of ritual death -- Sexual intercourse as mystical expression -- Westerners are considered ugly -- Witches have four eyes -- The symbolism of beads -- Ritual slavery -- Insanity as blessing -- The power of women is feared -- A masked healer -- Chaste magicians -- The intiates' sacred dance -- Ashantis forced their enemies to walk barefoot -- Followers of the high priest of the sacred forest -- Strict codes of conduct -- Zionist Christian women -- The god Sanponna protects against epidemics -- A "penis shrinker" -- Praying for a cure -- Priest in a mystic coma -- In the land of the dead -- The lbidio priest remains in the village -- Masks are dangerous -- The power of elephant tusks -- Soothsayers can see the spirits of the dead -- Fear of magic -- Too see means to know -- The punishment for insulting God is death -- The sacred statue of Ohafia -- The soul of the deceased floats overhead -- The skull has a soul -- A witch-child in Kinshasa -- Shango, god of lightning -- Messenger of the gods -- The sacred languages of the vodun -- Eyos are guardians of the soul -- The Orisha of Nigeria -- The spiritual son of the god of lightning -- Ritual vodun equipment -- Sixteen is a sacred number -- Death of a king -- Attracting Agni gods -- Gambada, a very violent deity -- The priest makes the sun turn -- Young initiates are not permitted to speak -- Slaves of the gods -- Sacred slaves -- Mahounon, princess of the universe -- The Daho Kpassenon and the iroko tree -- The Amazons of Abomey -- Worshipping the python -- Twin ritual and the goddess Mami Wata -- Twins share a soul -- Exorcism of a child -- A vodun altar -- The fetish of the sacred forest -- Sakpata, god of disease -- A young man carrying a vodun on his shoulders -- Vodun flags -- Eyes rolled upwards -- Spirits have no face -- The fa oracle -- Foreign is good -- The prophet speaking to God -- The prophet Samuel -- Spirits and deities -- The palanquin and the power of the vodun -- Vodun-tron gods are shy -- The Christian cross plays a part in vodun ceremonies -- Vodun as improvised theater -- The phallus dance -- Koku worshippers -- Possession by a deity -- A thirst for blood -- The gods enjoy music -- Voduns love schnapps -- The role of plastic toys in ritual -- Secrecy is at the heart of the vodun faith -- Soothsayers are chosen before birth -- Saint Michael in the role of Ogun, god of war and iron -- Celestial Christians fighting vodun influence -- Spirits hiding in the bush -- Punishment of criminals -- Nigerian businessmen -- Westerners initiated into vodun -- The goddess of water -- Beautiful Mami Wata -- Spiritual transformation -- The Sagoma throws her voice -- Fetishes from the far side of the universe -- Ndebele necklaces -- Becoming a woman -- The curse of the Gcaleka of South Africa -- Ritual murders and magic charms -- South African Zionist Christians -- "When an elder dies..." -- Stoning for those accused of witchcraft -- Dreams as cure -- White symbolizes moral rectitude -- White, the color of rebirth -- The Zionist Christian church -- Jumping as an aid to prayer -- Fear of witches -- The griotte's story -- The balafon xylophone -- The griot's song -- Griots and the musical tradition -- The Bwiti ceremony and the role of women -- "Angels" under the influence -- The Society of Cherubim and Seraphim -- Westerners are flawed -- A mystical acrobat -- The marks of God -- Vodun, a religion of life -- Dangerous Xhosa initiation rites -- Circumcision as a rite of passage -- Woman-goddess -- Seeing is believing -- The Fela shrine -- Initiation celebrations -- The soul-eater -- The end of the world is nigh -- Polygamy and the Harrist faith -- Albert Atcho, the devil's confessor -- Shango punishes with lightning -- Noli, land of ghosts -- Fear of witchcraft-- The saber protects the Ashanto chief -- Akan gold -- Two souls -- Masks as protection -- Holy water, holy bullets -- Mystic Africa -- Lagos, capital of miracles -- Vodun fetishes. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Rites and ceremonies |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48763 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Rites and ceremonies |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa |
| Form subdivision | Pictorial works. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48764 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Vodou |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48765 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Vodou |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa |
| Form subdivision | Pictorial works. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48766 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Africa |
| General subdivision | Religious life and customs. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 20516 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Africa |
| General subdivision | Religious life and customs |
| Form subdivision | Pictorial works. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48767 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nathan, Tobie. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48768 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Stamm, Anne. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48769 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Saulnier, Pierre. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48770 |
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| c | copycat |
| d | 2 |
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| g | y-gencatlg |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Monograph ( Printed materials) |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Main Collection | ARRUPE LIBRARY | ARRUPE LIBRARY | Main Collection | 18/11/2019 | 1 | GN645 .L34 2007 | 46600005886 | 04/02/2022 | 21/01/2022 | 18/11/2019 | Monograph ( Printed materials) |