The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa

Name: The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa
Author: Alfred Burdon Ellis

Alfred Burdon Ellis

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The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa

Alfred Burdon Ellis

English

1894

271 pages

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Alfred Burdon Ellis provides an unvarnished, firsthand look at the Yoruba kingdom before it was reshaped by colonial rule. You will discover how ancient nature worship evolved into a complex, urbanized religious system that still dictates the rhythm of daily life.