The Yoruba, with other West African groups, represent a high level of cultural achievement in sub-Saharan Africa and are one of the most interesting and important peoples of the continent. The author offers detailed descriptions of the elaborate economic, political, and social structures of the Yoruba, their complex set of religious beliefs, and their world-famous art forms.
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THE YORUBA OF WEST AFRICA are one of the largest ethnic groups south of the Sahara, and in several ways one of the most interesting and important peoples of Africa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ancestral guardian soul, consanguinal relatives, yam heaps, white deities, beaded crowns, facial marks, lineal relatives, junior wife, senior wife, new yams, sixteen sons, town chiefs, ward chiefs, cowry shells, collateral relatives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
God of Thunder, West Africa, God of Medicine, God of Divination, God of Iron, God of Whiteness, Oni of Ife, Sky God, Western Region, Ijebu Ode, Owa of Ilesha, Samuel Crowther, Sierra Leone, Creator of the Earth, Hunter God, Ondo Province, British Protectorate, District Officer, King of Lagos, King of Oyq, Native Administration Court, United States New!
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THE YORUBA OF WEST AFRICA are one of the largest ethnic groups south of the Sahara, and in several ways one of the most interesting and important peoples of Africa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ancestral guardian soul, consanguinal relatives, yam heaps, white deities, beaded crowns, facial marks, lineal relatives, junior wife, senior wife, new yams, sixteen sons, town chiefs, ward chiefs, cowry shells, collateral relatives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
God of Thunder, West Africa, God of Medicine, God of Divination, God of Iron, God of Whiteness, Oni of Ife, Sky God, Western Region, Ijebu Ode, Owa of Ilesha, Samuel Crowther, Sierra Leone, Creator of the Earth, Hunter God, Ondo Province, British Protectorate, District Officer, King of Lagos, King of Oyq, Native Administration Court, United States New!
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