Course 1

The Gods of Dahomey

Les Dieux du Dahomey

7 lessons ~0 min Source: Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits, An Outline of Dahomean Religious Belief (1933)

The three great pantheons of Dahomean religion — Sky, Earth, and Thunder — and the ancestral cult that connected the living to the dead. Based on the Herskovits' 1931 fieldwork.

Lessons

1
The Kingdom of Dahomey and Its Gods Le Royaume du Dahomey et ses dieux
Free
2
Four Principles of Dahomean Religion Quatre principes de la religion dahoméenne
Free

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Mawu-Lisa and the Sky Pantheon Mawu-Lisa et le Panthéon du Ciel
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Sagbata and the Earth Pantheon Sagbata et le Panthéon de la Terre
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Xevioso and the Thunder Pantheon Xevioso et le Panthéon du Tonnerre
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The Tohwiyo: Founders of the Families Les Tohwiyo : Fondateurs des familles
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The Ancestral Cult and the Deified Dead Le Culte ancestral et les morts déifiés