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Author Willis, John Thabiti, 1976- author.
Title Masquerading politics : kinship, gender, and ethnicity in a Yoruba town / John Thabiti Willis.
Publisher Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]


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Contents Introduction -- The early history of Otta and the origins of Egungun and Gelede -- "Children" and "wives" in the politics of the Oyo empire during the era of the Atlantic slave trade -- The emergence of new warriors, wards, and masquerades : the Otta kingdom during the era of imperial collapse -- "A thing to govern the town" : gendered masquerades and the politics of the chiefs and the monarchy in the rebuilding of a town, 1848-1859 -- Wives, warriors, and masks: kinship, gender, and ethnicity in Otta, 1871-1928 -- Conclusion : Egungun and Gelede at Otta today.
ISBN 9780253031457 (electronic bk.)
0253031451 (electronic bk.)
9780253031440
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Author Willis, John Thabiti, 1976- author.
Series African expressive cultures
African expressive cultures.
Subject Yoruba (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
Yoruba (African people) -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Yoruba (African people) -- Politics and government.
Masks, Yoruba -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Masquerades -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Egúngún (Cult) -- Nigeria -- Otta.
Gelede (Yoruba rite) -- Nigeria -- Otta.
Otta (Nigeria) -- History.
Descript 1 online resource.
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Contents Introduction -- The early history of Otta and the origins of Egungun and Gelede -- "Children" and "wives" in the politics of the Oyo empire during the era of the Atlantic slave trade -- The emergence of new warriors, wards, and masquerades : the Otta kingdom during the era of imperial collapse -- "A thing to govern the town" : gendered masquerades and the politics of the chiefs and the monarchy in the rebuilding of a town, 1848-1859 -- Wives, warriors, and masks: kinship, gender, and ethnicity in Otta, 1871-1928 -- Conclusion : Egungun and Gelede at Otta today.
ISBN 9780253031457 (electronic bk.)
0253031451 (electronic bk.)
9780253031440
Author Willis, John Thabiti, 1976- author.
Series African expressive cultures
African expressive cultures.
Subject Yoruba (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
Yoruba (African people) -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Yoruba (African people) -- Politics and government.
Masks, Yoruba -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Masquerades -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Egúngún (Cult) -- Nigeria -- Otta.
Gelede (Yoruba rite) -- Nigeria -- Otta.
Otta (Nigeria) -- History.

Subject Yoruba (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
Yoruba (African people) -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Yoruba (African people) -- Politics and government.
Masks, Yoruba -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Masquerades -- Nigeria -- Otta -- History.
Egúngún (Cult) -- Nigeria -- Otta.
Gelede (Yoruba rite) -- Nigeria -- Otta.
Otta (Nigeria) -- History.
Descript 1 online resource.
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction -- The early history of Otta and the origins of Egungun and Gelede -- "Children" and "wives" in the politics of the Oyo empire during the era of the Atlantic slave trade -- The emergence of new warriors, wards, and masquerades : the Otta kingdom during the era of imperial collapse -- "A thing to govern the town" : gendered masquerades and the politics of the chiefs and the monarchy in the rebuilding of a town, 1848-1859 -- Wives, warriors, and masks: kinship, gender, and ethnicity in Otta, 1871-1928 -- Conclusion : Egungun and Gelede at Otta today.
ISBN 9780253031457 (electronic bk.)
0253031451 (electronic bk.)
9780253031440
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