City of 201 gods: ilé-ifè in time, space, and the imagination
Auteur :
Olupona, Jacob
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520265561
Date de publication :
13 déc. 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
499 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Focuses on one of the most important religious centers in Africa and in the world: the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. This title presents a study of the spiritual and cultural center of the Yoruba religion, tells how the city went from great prominence to near obliteration and then rose again as a contemporary city of gods.