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Talbot, P. Amaury

Life in Southern Nigeria; The Magic, Beliefs and Customs of the Ibibio Tribe

1923

151,34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1923
Lugar de impresión
London. Macmillan and Co.
Autor
Talbot, P. Amaury
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - Africa Anthropology
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xvi, 356 pp, 32 plates from photos, with 51 illustrations, large folding, partly colored map at end, errata slip (often lacking), index, complete. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, with title lettering on new cloth spine, new endpapers, a very good, sound and tight copy, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Work 62. Conover 786: 'He was one of the first generation of colonial servants who combined anthropological proficiency with administrative ability, and his several volumes are highly regarded'. A well-illustrated account with descriptions of the peoples of southern Nigeria, especially the Eket district, the deities, witchcraft, magic plays, spirits of beasts and trees, ceremonies, secret societies, marriage, taboo, war. topography, etc, with excellent illustrations including the illustration of the 'Phallic Juju' which was to bring fertility to farms, fetishes, activities, rituals, cookery, sacred dances, etc.
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