Sex and the Empire That Is No More: Gender and the Politics of Metaphor in Oyo Yoruba Religion

by J. Lorand Matory

Book Overview

J. Lorand Matory researches the trans-Atlantic comings and goings of Yoruba religion, as well as ethnic diversity in Black North America. With the support of the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Spencer Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education's Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, he has conducted extensive field research in Brazil, Nigeria, and the United States...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571813071
• ISBN13: 9781571813077
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"