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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willis, John Thabiti, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Series:African expressive cultures.
Subjects:
Yoruba (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Yoruba (African people) > Nigeria > Otta > History.
Otta (Nigeria) > History.
Yoruba (African people) > Politics and government.
Masks, Yoruba > Nigeria > Otta > History.
Masquerades > Nigeria > Otta > History.
Egúngún (Cult) > Nigeria > Otta.
Gelede (Yoruba rite) > Nigeria > Otta.
Egúngún (Cult)
Gelede (Yoruba rite)
Masks, Yoruba.
Masquerades.
Yoruba (African people)
Nigeria > Otta.
History.

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