Tremearne's 'Ban of the Bori'

In 1914 the British officer A. J. N. Tremearne published The Ban of the Bori, a study of Hausa spirit possession, in which mediums are 'mounted' by named spirits who dance, speak and heal.

1914 CE · 12.00, 8.52 · status: account

The account

Bori survives in northern Nigeria and Niger, alongside Islam, and among Hausa communities in North Africa. Its spirits include figures of the bush, of Islam and of foreigners.

Connections in the atlas

• The Hauka: possessed by colonial officers

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Bori (religion)