| Description |
xi, 300 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index. |
| Contents |
Tongnaab and the Talensi in the history of the Middle Volta savanna -- Gods and guns, rituals and rule, 1911-1928 -- "Watch over me" : witchcraft and anti-witchcraft movements in Ghanaian history, 1870s-1920s -- From savanna to forest : Nana Tongo and ritual commerce in the world of cash and cocoa -- Tongnaab, Meyer Fortes, and the making of colonial Taleland, 1928-1945 -- Tongnaab and the dynamics of history among the Talensi. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Tallensi (African people) -- Religion.
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Tongnaab (African deity) -- Cult -- History -- 20th century.
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Witchcraft -- Africa, West -- History -- 20th century.
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Witchcraft -- Africa, West -- History -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Parker, John, 1960-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0253346657 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0253218063 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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