Drinking the Word
   of God


Introduction

The Towns of Zinder and Bondoukou
• Zinder
• Bondoukou

The Production of Writing Water

Education and Scholarship in Zinder and Bondoukou
• Education
• Scholarship

Health, Well-Being and the Talismanic Tradition
• Erasure: Writing Water
• Talismans
• Special Prayers

Resources for Further Study

Acknowledgements

Comments


Production of an Amulet by Oumarou Illo
Sorobango (a village near Bondoukou)



The area in Malam Oumarou Illo's room where he produces amulets --
books, gourds, and other paraphernalia used in amulet production.

A commercially printed "sandal amulet"
that Oumarou will fold for inclusion in
the talisman.

Folded, inscribed sheets of paper used in amulet.

Inscribed sheets of paper, and other "medicines", placed inside a
half-gourd. This will be wrapped with a decorative yarn covering.

Completed amulet.



Production of Amulets by: Kunandi Watara . Abdoulaye Alhadi . Ya Sin Abdoulaye . Oumarou Illo


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