Africa's Ogun, Second, Expanded Edition: Old World and New

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Sandra T. Barnes
Indiana University Press, 22 cze 1997 - 389

The second edition of this landmark work is enhanced by new chapters on Ogun worship in the New World. From reviews of the first edition:

" . . . an ethnographically rich contribution to the historical understanding of West African culture, as well as an exploration of the continued vitality of that culture in the changing environments of the Americas." —African Studies Review

" . . . leav[es] the reader with a sense of the vitality, dynamism, and complexity of Ogun and the cultural contexts in which he thrives. . . . magnificent contribution to the literature on Ogun, Yoruba culture, African religions, and the African diaspora." —International Journal of Historical Studies

 

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Spis treści

The History and Spread of Ogun
27
Ogun the Empire Builder
39
MAPS
40
5
71
Ogum and the Umbandista Religion
90
6
105
A Portrait of Ogun as Reflected in Ijala Chants
147
A Philosophy of Living and Dying
173
Dancing for Ogun in Yorubaland and in Brazil
199
Yoruba Body Artists and Their
227
11
263
Ogun in Folklore and Literature
290
Unveiling the Orisha
315
14
332
15
352
Contributors
369

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Africa's Ogun, Second, Expanded Edition: Old World and New
Sandra T. Barnes
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Informacje o autorze (1997)

Sandra T. Barnes is Professor of Anthropology and Director of African Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is author of Patrons and Power: Creating a Political Community in Metropolitan Lagos and Ogun: An Old God for a New Age.

Informacje bibliograficzne

TytułAfrica's Ogun, Second, Expanded Edition: Old World and New
African Systems of Thought
RedaktorSandra T. Barnes
Wydanieilustrowane
WydawcaIndiana University Press, 1997
ISBN0253210836, 9780253210838
Liczba stron389
  
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