Bantu Beliefs and Magic / With particular reference to the Kikuyu and Kamba tribes of Kenya Colony; together with some reflections on East Africa after the war

Adoption into new clan, 250

Aithiageni, 178

Ambui, 178

Ancestral spirits, 27, 50

Anjiru, 173, 177, 184, 231, 248

Ankole, 20

Anzuzu, 174

Asi, 121, 167, 186

Assyrian beliefs, 27, 29, 30

Atui, 174

Ba-Hima or Ba-Huma tribe, 20

Bead, oath of the sacred, 241

Beech, Mr, 125

Bee-keeping, 251

Birth, superstitions regarding, 154

Blessing by medicine man, 137

Blessing and purification in Kikuyu, 134

Blood brotherhood, 249

Brutzer, Rev., 24

Bull, dedication of, 140

Bull roarer, 37

Burial ceremonies, Kikuyu, 98–101

——, Ukamba, 101, 102

Buxton, Lord, 298

Cæsar on the Druids, 228

Carriers, loss of, in war, 287

Celibacy, 42

Chania, 34, 93, 269

Charms, 194

Chera, 177

Chyulu Mountains, 263

Circumcision ceremonial, 77 et seq.

Compensation for murder, loss of, 230 et seq.

Councils, working of, 209 et seq.

Councils, working of, among Kamba, 219

Crops, planting of, 75, 140

Curse, the dying, 145

Dances, Kikuyu, 266 et seq.

Death ceremonial, 97 et seq.

Desertion from employer, causes of, 283

Dogilani Masai, 93

Dorobo, 101, 121, 146, 167, 186, 244, 253

Druids, functions of, 228

Du Cros, Miss, 5

Dundas, Hon. C., 5, 29, 62, 88, 128, 132, 142, 155, 179, 186, 207, 237, 255, 257

Dundas, Hon. K., 88, 89, 225

Eclipses, 259

Eithaga, 165, 173, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183

Elders, curse for disobedience of, 226

——, duty of, 221

——, partial immunity of from thahu, 127

—— of the shrine, 225

Elgeyo, 21

El-Konono, 167

Emberre, 246

Enjabini, 253

Eombi, 174

Exorcism of dying curse, 151

Evil eye, 177

Famine, 1900, 38

Fertility ceremony, 76

Fig tree, sacred, 52

Fire, extinction of in a hut, 133

——, legend regarding origin of, 264

——, making of, 68

Firstfruits of harvest, 74 [310]

Flogging in G.E.A., 290

Food ceremonial, Kikuyu, 259

Food, Kamba, 259

Forest, protection of by magic, 183

Fort Hall, 271

Frazer, Sir J. G., 3, 32, 152

Freer, Goodrich, 258

Freretown, 291

Gachii wa Kihara, 231, 233, 246

Gachiko, 167

Gai, 201

Galla, 245

Generations or ages, 88

Giriama, 276, 278

Gouldsbury, Captain Cullen, 303

Gregory, Professor J. W., 175

Haddon, Professor, 3

Harvest ceremonial, 74, 75

Hebrew concept of Jahveh, 22

High places, Canaanite, 66

Hoffman, Rev., 26

Hollis, A. C., 93, 178, 179, 253

Hunter’s magic, 193

Hyrax in sacrificial ceremonial, 60, 61

Initiation of elders, 213

Iron, place of origin of manufacture, 175

Ithanga, 167, 168

Ithonga wa Kaithuma, 88

Itwika ceremony, 92–96

Iveti Hills, 33, 198

Jewish ceremonial, 67

Johnston, Sir Harry, 20

Judicial procedure in old days, 215

Juguna wa Kihara, 231, 233

Juma bin Hamis, 5

Kaboyi wa Kimoino, 198

Kalaki’s, 93

Kamba, 6, 7, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 47, 53, 58, 60, 61, 62, 65, 68, 79, 101, 102, 119, 128, 129, 134, 138, 140, 152, 157, 158, 159, 174, 181, 192, 193, 195, 196, 201, 202, 211, 212, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 227, 229, 239, 240, 241, 245, 246, 251, 255, 258, 259, 262, 271, 276, 278, 279

Kamiri, 88, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 244

Kamiti River, 143

Kapotei Masai, 93

Karanja’s, 253

Karanja wa Hiti, 88

Karira’s, 179

Karuri’s, 38, 93, 179

Kathengi, 39

Katonyo wa Munene, 88, 90, 92

Kavirondo, 3, 29, 70, 145, 276, 277

Kenya Colony, 105, 132, 144, 155, 269, 290, 291

Kenya Mount, 63, 90, 167

Kibwezi, 33, 34, 68, 75, 262, 263

Kichii, 34

Kichura, 36, 37

Kidd, Dudley, 293

Kihara, 231

Kikamba, 76, 198

Kikira, 95

Kikuyu, 5, 7, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 38, 40, 47, 49, 50, 52, 60, 62, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 95, 97, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 132, 133, 137, 142, 144, 145, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 165, 167, 170, 172, 173, 174, 177, 179, 182, 183, 186, 187, 188, 194, 195, 196, 197, 203, 207, 209, 212, 213, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 233, 236, 237, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 250, 251, 253, 259, 260, 261, 264, 266, 269, 270, 272, 274, 277, 279, 283

Kilui Lake, 262, 263

Kimani wa Nyaga, 167

Kinanjui, 38, 94, 106

King’s African Rifles, 289

Kin͠gnoli custom, 237

Kirawa, 34

Kiriri, 179

Kithege, 189, 190 [311]

Kithito of Ukamba, 239

Kitui, 29, 30, 35, 53, 60, 62, 66, 76, 79, 101, 102, 138, 140, 158, 159, 174, 179, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 203, 219, 220, 225, 237, 248, 249, 252, 255, 256, 258, 259, 271

Knots as magic, 195

Kyambu, 144, 155, 187, 267, 271

Labour, native, 295, 296, 297

Lako, 21

Legends, 262 et seq.

Limoru, 38

Lorigi, 87, 88

Lumbwa, 21

Lunar changes, 259

Machakos, 33, 174, 192, 198, 220, 239, 255, 271

Magic against burglars, 192

—— for hunters, 193

—— for sterility, 196

——, Kikuyu, 184

—— for use in war, 116, 196

—— for rain, 192

Magicians, 184, 186

Mahomedanism, 292, 293, 294

Maina, 88, 89, 92, 94, 187, 212

Mambura ceremonies, 83

Mania, infectious, among the Kamba, 255 et seq.

Marraro, Chief, 195

Masai, 21, 38, 59, 77, 78, 80, 83, 85, 86, 87, 93, 99, 100, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 117, 121, 123, 124, 149, 167, 170, 173, 178, 181, 186, 221, 233, 244, 245, 246, 276

Mathari, 80

Mathendú’s, 239

Mbagathi River, 38, 69

Mbatha, 157

Medicine for snake bite, 203

Mimi wa Ruchu, 93

Mission work, 291

Mkone wa Ndawa, 179

Monge wa Muli, 258

Mukuria wa Mucheru, 88

Muli, 258

Muma oath, 243

Mumia, 71

Mumoni, 201, 239, 246

Murder, laws relating to, 230

Mwaitume, 233

Mwangi, 88, 89, 92, 94, 187, 212

Mwanziu, 179

Mweithaga, 173, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183

Nandarua Mountain, 179

Nandi, 21

Names among Kikuyu, 260

Ngenda Mission, 156

Ngong Mt., 186

Njau wa Kabocha, 40, 184, 185, 186

Nyanza, 3

Nzoia River, 71

Oaths, ceremonial, 239 et seq.

Oggiek, 21

Old Testament, 23, 30, 43, 45, 46, 55, 60, 61, 64, 73, 141, 142, 179, 190, 221

Old women, fear of, 195

Oracle, a Kikuyu, 36

Orders of council, enforcement of, 223

Osborne, G. H., 5, 198

Peace ceremonial, 247

Prayers for crops, 140

Pregnant animals, slaughter of, 258

Purification and blessing, 134

Purification sacrifice of goat, 139

Purification sacrifice for a village, 138

Purko Masai, 93

Rain magic, 192

Regeneration, Ukamba, 159

Ridgeway, Sir W., 3, 176

Rika of the A-Kikuyu, 89, 90, 91, 266

Robinson, Phil, “Indian Garden,” 65

Routledge, Mr, 48, 93, 168, 269, 271, 272

Ruaraka, 34

Ruiru River, 132

Saba Saba River, 179

Sabæans, 20

Sacred places, 58

—— and sacrifices, 61

Sacred stones, 69

Sacrifice, 40 et seq.

——, private, 48

—— to ancestral spirits, 50

—— at sacred tree, 52

—— for rain, 60

——, purification, 138, 139 [312]

Sanctuary, 47

Savei of Elgon, 21

Scapegoat, 34

Scholefield, S. W. J., 5

Seligman, Dr, 20

Semitic beliefs, 21, 22, 28, 34, 61, 237

Seventh day, ill-luck of, 125

Shrine, village, 69 et seq.

Siekitundumu, 257, 258

Smith, Professor Robertson, 6, 20, 66, 73, 165, 237

Smiths and their magic, Kikuyu, 168–173

——, Ukamba, 174–5

Snake bites, inoculation against, 198

——, medicine, 203

Spirit worship, miscellaneous, 34

Sterility, magical remedies for, 196

Swahili, 145, 186, 286, 294

Taboo or tabu, 23

Tabu, effects of breaking a, 134

Tana Valley, 132

Tanganyika, 290

Thabu or curse in Ukamba, 127

Thahu, list of in Kikuyu, 106–126

—— or the curse, 103 et seq.

—— and thahu, 142

Thaka or Tharaka, 132, 239

Thembigwa, 34

Tharaka tribe, the curse amongst, 132

Thigiri, 80

Thika River, 34, 69, 93

Thompson, R. C., 6, 29

Ting͠nanga, 93

Tree spirits, 31

Twins, birth of, 155

Uganda, 20, 278, 279, 291

Ukamba, 3, 5, 22, 30, 33, 39, 56, 58, 60, 74, 75, 76, 82, 127, 128, 134, 142, 145, 152, 153, 165, 174, 179, 192, 194, 198, 223, 225, 227, 228, 230, 234, 237, 239, 248, 249, 255, 276, 279

Ulu, 76, 101, 157, 158, 159, 160, 196, 225, 252

Unyoro, 20

Waita wa Mathendu, 198

Wanga, 71

Wangnendu, 37

War and peace, 244

War medicine, 196

Women, superstitions regarding, 154 et seq.

——, taboos on, and prohibitions, 160, 161

——, old, fears of, 195

—— as a factor in the tribe, 274 et seq.

Yezidis of Mesopotamia, 28