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In Search of Ancient Kings : Egúngún in Brazil /

"The Egúngún society is one of the least-studied and written-about aspects of African diasporic spiritual traditions. It is the society of the ancestors, the society of the dead. Its primary function is to facilitate all aspects of ancestor veneration. Though it is fundamental to Yorùbá cul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Willson, Brian (Autor)
Otros Autores: Thompson, Robert Farris (author of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Robert Farris Thompson
  • Part I: Never too late. Introduction: From Long Island to Brazil ; Diary 1 2006-2007: "She is standing right behind you" ; Diary 2 2007: "I miss you already" ; Diary 3 2008-2012: Obrigação ; Diary 4 2013: Amuxian ; Diary 5 2016: Visiting the matrix: a trip to Itaparica
  • Part II: Egúngún: custodians of endless memory. Ancient kings emerge ; Origans of Egúngún ; Change and continuity: from Africa to Brazil ; A mysterious wind: Aparaká ; Mother of nine
  • Part III: Across the bay of All Saints. Timeline: a miracle of memory and perseverance ; "And then there was the letter" ; Conclusion.