| The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief Contributor(s): Naipaul, V. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307454991 ISBN-13: 9780307454997 Publisher: Vintage
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2011 Click for more in this series: Vintage International |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Religion | Essays |
| Dewey: 299.6 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" L (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 11/20/2011 pg. 32 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A remarkable work of reportage by Nobel Prize Laureate V. S. Naipaul that surveys belief and religion among the disparate peoples of Africa. Like all of Naipaul's "travel" books, The Masque of Africa encompasses a much larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization. It is a masterly achievement by one of the world's keenest observers and one of its greatest writers. |
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