Yoruba Ritual: Performers, Play, Agency

by Margaret Thompson Drewal

Book Overview

Yoruba peoples of southwestern Nigeria conceive of rituals as journeys--sometimes actual, sometimes virtual. Performed as a parade or a procession, a pilgrimage, a masking display, or possession... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253206847
• ISBN13: 9780253206848
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Yoruba Ritual

Great book for those who wish to learn about the original religion of Africa.