Author : Sandra T. Barnes
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
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.