Africa's Ogun

Africa's Ogun: old world and new

by Barnes, Sandra T.

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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 wh…

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Title Statements

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

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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

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1997.
  • Edition:Second, expanded edition

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (416 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780253113818, 0253113814
  • oclc:ocn868008054
  • LC Classification:BL2480.Y6
  • Dewey Decimal:299/.63

Subjects

America BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality Ogún (Divinité yoruba) -- Culte -- Afri… Ogún (Divinité yoruba) -- Culte -- Amér… Ogun (Yoruba deity) -- Cult Ogun (Yoruba deity) -- Cult -- Africa, … Ogun (Yoruba deity) -- Cult -- America RELIGION -- Comparative Religion RELIGION / General West Africa

Writers

Barnes, Sandra T.

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