ju-jus

In addition to the secret society and the leopard society, there are in the Delta some ju-jus held only by a few great chiefs.

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He obtains a box from the carpenter of the factory, or buys a tin one, and puts therein his tobacco and small things, and then he buys a padlock and locks his box of treasure up, hanging the key with his other ju-jus round his neck, and then he has peace regarding this section of his belongings.

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I am rewarded by getting some interesting details, and form the opinion that both these worthies, in their pursuit of their particular ju-jus, have come into contact with white prejudices, and are now fugitives from religious persecution.

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For each town has a peculiar one, kept exceedingly secret, in addition to the general ju-jus, and this secret one would then be in the hands of the new owners of the spirit.

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It had always been associated with the spiritual history of the Akasava, for ghosts and devils and strange ju-jus had their home hereabouts, and every great decision at which the people arrived was made upon its slopes.

The Keepers of the King's Peace Edgar Wallace 1903

"You die alone, Tibbetti," he said, "though I planned a great death for you, with Bosambo at your side; and in the matter of ju-jus, behold! you shall call for Sandi -- whilst you have a tongue."

Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Edgar Wallace 1903

I am rewarded by getting some interesting details, and form the opinion that both these worthies, in their pursuit of their particular ju-jus, have come into contact with white prejudices, and are now fugitives from religious persecution.

Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881

In addition to the secret society and the leopard society, there are in the Delta some ju-jus held only by a few great chiefs.

Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881

For each town has a peculiar one, kept exceedingly secret, in addition to the general ju-jus, and this secret one would then be in the hands of the new owners of the spirit.

Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881

"They be fool men," said he, and he went on to explain that the ghost of that slave would be almost immediately back on earth again growing up ready to work for some one else, and would not wait for its last owner's soul down below, and out of the luxuriant jungle of information that followed I gathered that no man's soul dallies below long, and also that a soul returning to a family, a thing ensured by certain ju-jus, was identified.

Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881