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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Dawson, Allan Charles, 1973- (-), Sterner, Judith, 1948-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Calgary, Alberta, Canada : University of Calgary Press [2009]
Colección:Canadian ebooks.
Africa, missing voices series, no. 5.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44704227*spi
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
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.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781552385449
9781552384862