Shrines in Africa : history, politics, and society /
Explores how African shrines, in their diverse forms, are more than just points of worship - they are powerful symbols of ethnic solidarity, group cohesion, and knowledge about the landscape. This book shows how African shrines help to define ethnic boundaries, and symbolically articulate a society&...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada :
University of Calgary Press,
[2009]
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Series: | Africa, missing voices series ;
no. 5. |
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Summary: | Explores how African shrines, in their diverse forms, are more than just points of worship - they are powerful symbols of ethnic solidarity, group cohesion, and knowledge about the landscape. This book shows how African shrines help to define ethnic boundaries, and symbolically articulate a society's connection with the land it occupies. |
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Item Description: | Issued in print and electronic formats. Title from University of Calgary Press website; viewed on 2019-12-27. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XV11, 210 pages) |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781552385449 1552385442 9781552384862 1552384861 |
ISSN: | 1703-1826 ; |