Africa's Ogun : old world and new

Africa's Ogun : old world and new / edited and with a new introduction by Sandra T. Barnes.

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...

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Other Authors: Barnes, Sandra T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1997.
Edition:Second, expanded edition.
Series:African systems of thought.
Subjects:
Ogun (Yoruba deity) > Cult > Africa, West.
Ogun (Yoruba deity) > Cult > America.
RELIGION > General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Ogun (Yoruba deity) > Cult
West Africa
America
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253113818
0253113814
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2013).

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