The masque of Africa : glimpses of African belief / V.S. Naipaul.

By:

Naipaul, V. S., (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932- [author.]

Material type:

TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010Edition: First North American editionDescription: 241 pages ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

General

ISBN:

9780307270733

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

200.96/09051 22
200.96 14

LOC classification:

BL2400 .N34 2010

Contents:

The tomb at Kasubi -- Sacred places -- Men possessed -- The forest king -- Children of the old forest -- Private monuments, private wastelands.

Summary: A cultural travelogue analyzes the role of religion, mythology, and other belief systems in Africa, tracing the author's journeys from Uganda and Nigeria through the Ivory Coast and South Africa.

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Originally published: London : Picador, 2010.

The tomb at Kasubi -- Sacred places -- Men possessed -- The forest king -- Children of the old forest -- Private monuments, private wastelands.

A cultural travelogue analyzes the role of religion, mythology, and other belief systems in Africa, tracing the author's journeys from Uganda and Nigeria through the Ivory Coast and South Africa.

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