Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa, Paperback - William W. Bascom

The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all ...

Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However,...

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The Nigerian and West African practice of aso ebi fashion invokes notions of wealth and group dynamics in social gatherings. This book investigates...

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Representing a significant re-examination of the Tarikh al-fattash, proved to be one the most important nineteenth-century sources for the history ...

Reducere. When it first came out, it was an instant classic. Awo has returned over 20 years later bringing insight and understanding to the divination proces...

Reducere. Neil Peart's travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa, reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing st...

When Kay Bascom and her doctor husband landed at a hospital in southern Ethiopia, they found themselves face to face with first generation believer...

Publisher: Jeppestown PressAuthor(s): Muriel R. TewIllustration(s): 15 b/w illustrationsNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 232 x...

Examines how the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) can achieve its development and stability objectives, improve the livelihood of i...

This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place 'where stories grow on trees'. Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the great...

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In Jihad in West Africa during the Age of Revolutions, a preeminent historian of Africa argues that scholars of the Americas and the Atlantic world...

This book focuses on cultural practices and policy for sustainable development in West Africa across different artistic disciplines, including perf...

Publisher: RCC Pilotage FoundationAuthor(s): Ed WheelerIllustration(s): 143 coloured illustrations & chartletsNumber of pages: 134Publication date:...

Reducere. The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 brings together a collection of documents - all in new English translation - that illustrate aspects of th...

Reducere. In Neocolonialism in West Africa, author Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, a journalist and political activist in Sierra Leone, demonstrates that imperial powe...

In this groundbreaking work, William Cronon gives us an environmental perspective on the history of nineteenth-century America. By exploring the ec...

DescriptionThe mountains rise, tall and majestic, stretching into the skies and gracing the heavens-that place where God dwells. I pause from my pl...

Publisher: TROPZAMAuthor(s): G. C. CookIllustration(s): illustratedNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 237 x 165 x 17Cover type: ...

Reducere. From the author of New York Times bestseller You're Wearing That? this bestselling classic work draws upon groundbreaking research by an acclaimed ...

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Encourages psychotherapists and counsellors to consider seriously the relationship between spiritual experiences and therapeutic practice. This wor...

Reducere. In this enchanting retelling of Greek myth, Jean-Pierre Vernant combines his deep knowledge of the subject with an original storytelling style. Beg...

Reducere. Zomo the rabbit, a trickster from West Africa, wants wisdom. But he must accomplish three apparently impossible tasks before Sky God will give him ...

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The old gods are dead. The world is ruled by prophecy. But there are still some who will fight...Publisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): Chris Hum...

Imaging Culture is a sociohistorical study of the meaning, function, and aesthetic significance of photography in Mali, West Africa, from the 1930s...

Studies the epistemologies of two of the most influential intellectual/spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa.Illustrations: 5 ...

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Reducere. This book provides a fascinating summary of African history over 5000 years, from the Stone Age to the classical Greek and Roman era, through the '...

This Element closely examines Eden's assembly and framing of these accounts, engaging with issues of material culture, travel writing, new knowledg...

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Reducere. From the time he wakes up until the time he goes to sleep, Yaya is constantly on the move. Everyone knows Yaya, and everyone calls out to him as he...