| 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 OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| 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" (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| 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. |