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Tongnaab : the history of a West African god /
In Tongnaab, Jean Allman and John Parker challenge the distinction between tradition and modernity by tracing the movement and mutation of the powerful Talensi god and ancestor shrine, Tongnaab, from the savanna of northern Ghana through the forests and central plains of the south. Using a wide rang...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Tongnaab, Jean Allman and John Parker challenge the distinction between tradition and modernity by tracing the movement and mutation of the powerful Talensi god and ancestor shrine, Tongnaab, from the savanna of northern Ghana through the forests and central plains of the south. Using a wide range of written, oral, and iconographic sources, the authors uncover the historical dynamics of cross-cultural religious belief and practice. This rich and original book shows that indigenous religion has been at the center of dramatic social and economic changes stretching from the slave trade to th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253111838 0253111838 1282072749 9781282072749 9786612072741 6612072741 |