---
title: 'Fetishism, A Government'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Robert Hamill Nassau'
date: 1901-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Foreign Missions'
- 'Non-Christian Religions and Beliefs'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 17'
- 'James 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/nassau-1901-fetishism-a-government
---

# Fetishism, A Government

Examines fetish societies (Ukuku) functioning as a form of government in West Africa—using fear and ritual to enforce law. Missionaries confronted these systems; converts like Ibia faced persecution and helped end Ukuku.

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