Quote Originally Posted by Grinner View Post
I own a book which might be useful. It's a memoir about an anthropologist living among the Songhay of ***** and eventually apprenticing himself to a local witch-doctor. Unfortunately, it's distinctly modern, being set about 40-ish years ago, I think. I'm presently away from my books, but I can get it tomorrow if you want to ask me some questions.

If you want to look for it yourself, it's titled In Sorcery's Shadow.

You might also want to look into an RPG called Spears of the Dawn. Someone did a chapter-by-chapter write-up about it here.
that still might help despite being old, but my budget is roughly 5 dollars so I am very limited. But if you can get it, what if any is the guiding philosophy in their understanding of Spirits and the Spirit world, how do spirits generally think and how can you deal with them, and what are the greatest taboos and encouraged behavior