Masquerading politics : kinship, gender, and ethnicity in a Yoruba town / John Thabiti Willis.

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In West Africa, especially among Yoruba people, masquerades have the power to kill enemies, appoint kings, and grant fertility. John Thabiti Willis takes a close look at masquerade traditions in the Yoruba town of Otta, exploring transformations in performers, performances, and the institutional str...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Willis, John Thabiti, 1976- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Series:	African expressive cultures.
Subjects:	Yoruba (African people) > Rites and ceremonies. Yoruba (African people) > Nigeria > Otta > History. Otta (Nigeria) > History. Yoruba (African people) > Politics and government. Masks, Yoruba > Nigeria > Otta > History. Masquerades > Nigeria > Otta > History. Egúngún (Cult) > Nigeria > Otta. Gelede (Yoruba rite) > Nigeria > Otta. Egúngún (Cult) Gelede (Yoruba rite) Masks, Yoruba. Masquerades. Yoruba (African people) Nigeria > Otta. History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xiii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Format:	Book

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