Masquerading Politics : Kinship, Gender, and Ethnicity in a Yoruba Town.
In West Africa, especially among Yoruba people, masquerades have the power to kill enemies, appoint kings, and grant fertility. John Thabiti Willis takes a close look at masquerade traditions in the Yoruba town of Otta, exploring transformations in performers, performances, and the institutional str...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2017.
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| Series: | African Expressive Cultures Ser.
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