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The Villain's Dance
Full of wit, music, and a rollicking cast of characters, The Villain's Dance shows Fiston Mwanza Mujila is back with a bang. Zaire. Late 90's. Mobutu's thirty-year reign is tottering. In Lubumbashi, the stubbornly homeless Sanza has fallen in with a trio...
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The Joyful Song of the Partridge
A roiling chronicle of motherhood and colonization from a writer who “alternates between a dramatic, high-octane style and a terse and humorous frankness” (Sheila Heti)Recipient of the 2021 Camões Prize, the most important award for literature in the Portuguese languageA...
$24.00
The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality (Hardcopy)
Edited and translated by Mercer Cook. Laymen and scholars alike will welcome the publication of this one-volume translation of the major sections of C. A. Diop's two books, Nations negres et culture and Anteriorite des civilizations negres, which have profoundly...
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The Finest Thief in the Kingdom: Libyan Tales from Sadeq Naihoum
The collection’s title, Min Qisas Alatfal, literally means Children’s Tales, however these stories are far from your average bedtime read. They are socio-political tales told from a satirical and critical perspective. Naihoum writes about his native Libya, bringing to life...
$14.95
The Gullah: People Blessed by God
The Gullah: People Blessed by God [paperback] Llaila Olela Afrika [Oct 31, 2014] …
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Noble Drew Ali Plenipotentiaries: And the Negro, Black, Coloured Addiction
Grand Sheik of M.S.T. of A. Toronto, Brother Kudjo Adwo El examines the history of the Moorish movement in the Americas and the many offshoot organizations resulting from those taking advantage of the "schism" that occurred shortly after the transition...
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Òrìsà Devotion as World Religion: The Globalization of Yorùbá Religious Culture
As the twenty-first century begins, tens of millions of people participate in devotions to the spirits called Òrìsà. This book explores the emergence of Òrìsà devotion as a world religion, one of the most remarkable and compelling developments in the...
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Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria
This book traces Dàdàkúàdá’s history and artistic vision and discusses its vibrancy as the most popular traditional Yoruba oral art form in Islamic Africa. Foregrounding the role of Dàdàkúàdá in Ilorin, and of Ilorin in Dàdàkúàdá the book covers the...
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Yoruba Legends (paperback)
Large Print Edition. The charming, traditional folk tales and legends of the Yoruba people of West Africa. The Yoruba people inhabit a large area of West Africa, primarily in southern Nigeria, Benin and Togo. They are united by language and...
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Yoruba Idealism (Africa in the Global Space, 5)
Yoruba Idealism questions, debates, and redefines the assumed epistemology in Yoruba idealism. It is a work in two parts. The first is built around a study of divinity–philosopher Orunmila, the mentalist, the father of Yoruba idealism, and the cultivator of Ifa–Ife...
$177.00
The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present (paperback)
The Yoruba are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa, with significant populations in Nigeria, Benin and Togo, as well as a sizeable diasporic community around the world. By considering the art, religion, economics and political systems of...
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Yoruba Cookbook: 120 Recipe of Amazing Soups, Stews, Entrees, Side dishes, Puddings, Porridge, Snacks and Beverage
Immerse yourself in the captivating flavors of Yoruba cuisine with "Yoruba Cookbook: A Culinary Celebration of Yorubaness." This debut edition is a culinary treasure trove, featuring 120 tantalizing recipes ranging from soul-warming soups to flavorful stews, mouthwatering entrees, comforting side...
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Vigilant Things: On Thieves, Yoruba Anti-Aesthetics, and The Strange Fates of Ordinary Objects in Nigeria
Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties―farms, gardens, market goods, firewood―from the ravages of thieves. Aale are objects of such unassuming appearance that a non-Yoruba viewer might not register their important presence...
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Universal Yoruba Nation Debates: Aryan Brotherhood - REAL LIFE WAKANDA: Could Afrikans have Built a Real Wakanda? (Debate Series Vol)
This is a Series of Debate pamphlets entitled: “Universal Yoruba Nation Debates” Series, Volumes 1 – 5. Which are actual Debates which have taken place between (Student of the Master Teacher Dr. Malachi. Z. York), Dr. Taharqa Khu Re Amun...
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The 3rd Republic: Nigeria’s Transition to Democracy as Told By National Print Media, 1992-1993
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The 3rd Republic: Nigeria’s Transition to Democracy as Told By National Print Media, 1992-1993
In 1992, upon completing my Doctorate, I received the opportunity to do my post-doctoral work in Nigeria working with Africare International for a year. Although I was housed in Southeastern Nigeria in Owerri, Imo State, I traveled all around the...
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Trends in Social and Political History in Okun-Yoruba Land to 1960
Okun Yoruba Land located in North Central Part of Nigeria is a minority polity. As a result of this, it does not attract serious academic attention from Researchers, as result there is a dearth of Historical Knowledge about the people....
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A Pilgrimage To My Motherland: An Account Of A Journey Among The Egbas And Yorubas Of Central Africa, In 1859-60
A Pilgrimage To My Motherland is a non-fiction book written by Robert Campbell, originally published in 1861. The book is an account of Campbell's journey among the Egbas and Yorubas of Central Africa in 1859-60. Campbell was a Scottish missionary...
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Oshun's Flow (Yoruba Orisa Children's) (Paperback)
Oshun makes the water flow. The water makes everything grow. For this flow, Oshun needs respect and thanksgiving. The people of Osogbo remember this, but some people in the world do not. So can the water still flow everywhere? Find...
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The Oral Traditions in ILE –IFE: The Yoruba People And Their Book Of Enlightenment
This research monograph discusses the understudied and often misunderstood aspects of West African culture and religion especially that of the Yoruba people and their Book of Enlightenment (Ife-Ifa) together with its metaphysical importance to the Yoruba as a source of...
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ODUDUWA: The Untold Story of the Great Ancestor and Founder of the Yoruba Kingdom
Embark on a captivating journey through the rich legacy of Yoruba heritage in 'Oduduwa: The Untold Story of the Great Ancestor and Founder of the Yoruba Kingdom.' Delving into the intricate realms of Yoruba oral traditions, this book unveils the...
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Leyendas Yorubas por M. I. Ogumefu B. A. 1929 (Spanish Edition)
Pequeño libro que trata sobre algunas historias antiguas de los pueblos Yorubas, asi con esos datos tratar de entender el pensamiento, creencias y tradiciones de estos seres humanos en tiempos antiguos en tiempos pasados.
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The Laws and Customs of the Yoruba People
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other...
$29.95
The Laws and Customs of the Yoruba People
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other...
$15.94
Afterlives: A Novel
From the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, a sweeping, multi-generational saga of displacement, loss, and love, set against the brutal colonization of east Africa.When he was just a boy, Ilyas was stolen from his parents on the...
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The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684–1706
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating...
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Fetha Nagast: Law of the Kings
Ethiopian ancient law; governing the royalty, nobility, and clergy of Ethiopia for centuries.
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The Painful Demise of Eurocentrism: An Afrocentric Response to Critics
Dr. Asante combines cultural studies, linguistics, historiography, Kementology, and Africology in this brilliant response to the critics of Afrocentricity. He demonstrates that the principal problem with the critics of Afrocentrics is their disbelief in the agency of Africans ¡V that...
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Foreign Influence in Ancient India
Foreign influence has played a significant part in the evolution of Indian culture. Written by a reputed scholar from school of oriental and African studies, University of London. The author claims that the rich diversity of India is the result...
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Kingdoms of the Yoruba (Studies in African History)
Originally published in 1969 and as a second edition in 1976, this book gives a general account of the major Yoruba kingdoms and provides a synthesis of Yoruba and Igbomina history, culture and archaeology. The reasons for, and the chronology...
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