——, worship of the, ix. 97; perhaps fused with the propitiation of the corn-spirit, v. 233 sqq.;
among the Bantu tribes of Africa, vi. 176 sqq.
Dead body, Flamen Dialis forbidden to touch, iii. 14;
defilement caused by, vii. 74
—— kings and chiefs in Africa turn into lions, leopards, hyaenas, hippopotamuses, etc., iv. 84;
dead kings in Africa worshipped, vi. 160 sqq.
—— kings of the Barotse worshipped, vi. 194 sq.; consulted as oracles, vi. 195
—— kings of Egypt worshipped, i. 418, vi. 160
—— kings of the Shilluk worshipped, iv. 24 sq., vi. 161 sqq.;
their spirits [pg 239] thought to possess sick people, iv. 25 sq.;