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[This] book as a whole stands as a major achievement not only in Yoruba history and historical anthropology, but in recent historiographic trends using ritual institutions and performances as primary historical sources. It will have a major impact in Yoruba studies, and in the study of West African history more generally. Willis should be commended for penetrating a complex and socially guarded ritual resource to glean the hidden histories manifested therein.

* African Studies Review *

Willis's work should be a must-read for students and established scholars alike.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Early History of Otta and the Origins of Egungun and Gelede
2. "Children" and "Wives" in the Politics of the Oyo Empire during the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade
3. The Emergence of New Warriors, Wards, and Masquerades: The Otta Kingdom during the Era of Imperial Collapse
4. "A Thing to Govern the Town": Gendered Masquerades and the Politics of the Chiefs and the Monarchy in the Rebuilding of a Town, 1848–1859
5. Wives, Warriors, and Masks: Kinship, Gender, and Ethnicity in Otta, 1871–1928
Conclusion: Egungun and Gelede at Otta Today
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 15 January 2018
      ISBN-13 9780253031440
      978-0253031440
      ISBN-10 0253031443
      Also in:
      Performance art Social and cultural anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      [This] book as a whole stands as a major achievement not only in Yoruba history and historical anthropology, but in recent historiographic trends using ritual institutions and performances as primary historical sources. It will have a major impact in Yoruba studies, and in the study of West African history more generally. Willis should be commended for penetrating a complex and socially guarded ritual resource to glean the hidden histories manifested therein.

      * African Studies Review *

      Willis's work should be a must-read for students and established scholars alike.

      * Africa *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements
      Introduction
      1. The Early History of Otta and the Origins of Egungun and Gelede
      2. "Children" and "Wives" in the Politics of the Oyo Empire during the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade
      3. The Emergence of New Warriors, Wards, and Masquerades: The Otta Kingdom during the Era of Imperial Collapse
      4. "A Thing to Govern the Town": Gendered Masquerades and the Politics of the Chiefs and the Monarchy in the Rebuilding of a Town, 1848–1859
      5. Wives, Warriors, and Masks: Kinship, Gender, and Ethnicity in Otta, 1871–1928
      Conclusion: Egungun and Gelede at Otta Today
      Bibliography
      Index

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