Allo kafi gida. Planches contemporaines secrètes du Nigeria septentrional. Beaux-arts the majority of the demonic

the majority of the demonic names in the Egyptian literature do not possess an apparent ontological essence

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garlanded with flowers to better drink and discuss

preserved in the library of the Guimet Museum

Allo kafi gida. Planches contemporaines secrètes du Nigeria septentrional. Beaux-arts the majority of the demonicThe Quranic tablets called allo kafii gida, preserved by the Hausa ethnic group who inhabit northern Nigeria, are shrouded in secrecy. The Hausa are afraid to reveal to outsiders the auspicious formulas that adorn these objects. And they also refuse to take the risk of displaying representations of human beings and animals in an iconoclastic Islamic context. Even today, radical Islam severely punishes the possession of allo kafii gida with penalties