Africa Black Man's Mind. West African Folklore, Culture, and Religion: Bantu and Yoruba Spiritual Practices and Philosophy

Africa Black Man's Mind. West African Folklore, Culture, and Religion Bantu and Yoruba Spiritual Practices and PhilosophyCopiar y pegar el enlace para ver nuestra Coleccion Africana u otros t?tulos Click and paste the link below for our Africana Collection or other of our titles : http://ediitorialnuevomundo.blogspot.comRichard Edward Dennett was an English trader operating out of the Kongo (present day Republic of Congo) in the early 20th century who wrote several books that were influential on sociological and anthropological research on the cultures of West Africa. Dennett worked for Thomas Wilson, Sons & Co., a shipping company based in Kingston-upon-Hull, from 1875 until 1879. He left the UK for Africa in the employment of Hatton & Cookson, in 1879. This trading company was responsible for bringing resources such as ivory into the country. However, Dennett began to notice the harsh treatment given to the people of the Congo and in 1886 he drew attention to these irregularities through his letters to the Manchester Guardian. However, Dennett also edited a manuscript newspaper called "Congo Mirror" and accused the Congo officials of the murders and atrocities being committed. He was to become an active member of the Congo Reform Association. Between 1903 and 1916 he published a number of ethnographic articles on Nigerian language and ethnography. This book is a detailed account written by a sympathetic European observer who spent many years studying West African folklore, culture, and religion. It is useful because it goes into much greater detail than any other previous books from this period about Bantu and Yoruba spiritual practices and philosophy. This work was originally published by Richard Edward Dennett under the title of: At the Back of Black Man's Mind in 1906 by Mac Millan and Company, London and New York. We published under a new title: Africa Black Man's Mind. West African Folklore, Culture, and Religion. This book is a detailed first witness account written by a sympathetic European observer who spent many years studying West African folklore, culture, and religion. It is useful because it goes into much greater detail than any other previous books from this period about Bantu and Yoruba spiritual practices and philosophy. For the readers and specially for those interested in the Caribbean African culture, this book is a primary source and a usefull tool for understanding the Yoruba folklore,culture and religion.This book is an authentic reproduction of the original printed text. The present publication is protected by copyright law. This copyright is independent of any previous copyright and applies specifically to this issue. Therefore, it is forbidden under the sanctions by law of all plagiarism, total or partial reproduction and recording or transmission by any means or technical process, mechanical, electronic or digital distribution of copies or portions thereof rental or public lending without prior written request of the copyright holder of this edition.Editor