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

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sandra T. Barnes (Editor)Series:African Systems of ThoughtPublish date:1997-06-22Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253210838ISBN-10:253210836UPC:9780253210838Book Category:History, Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Africa, Indigenous, Folk & TribalSize:9.14 x 6.07 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCBR7SB0CB

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

Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253210838ISBN-10:253210836UPC:9780253210838Book Category:History, Social Science, ReligionBook Subcategory:Africa, Indigenous, Folk & TribalSize:9.14 x 6.07 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCBR7SB0CB

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.


Publisher: Indiana University Press

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2nd Expanded Edition

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Sandra T. Barnes (Editor)

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