Sango in Africa and the African Diaspora : African Expressive Cultures - Joel E. Tishken

Sango in Africa and the African Diaspora

By: Joel E. Tishken (Editor), Toyin Falola (Editor), Akintunde Akinyemi (Editor)

Paperback | 1 June 2009

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Sango in Africa and the African Diaspora is a multidisciplinary, transregional exploration of Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. Sango-the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning-is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature, but has not received the same attention as other Yoruba orishas. This volume considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship. Readers with an interest in the Yoruba and their religious cultures will find a diverse, complex, and comprehensive portrait of Sango worship in Africa and the African world.

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"From religion, history, and sociology, to culture and literature, this volume appeals to multiple disciplines as Sango is interrogated on several levels of complexity." Niyi Afolabi, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "Elucidates the variety of views in circulation about Sango both in Nigeria and in the Yoruba diaspora." Oyekan Owomoyela, University of Ryan

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