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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The ban of the Bori; demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa.

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Paperback / softback. New. First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge, 1968. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 564 pages. 5.98x9.02x0.75 inches.

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London: Heath, Cranton, and Ouseley, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good first printing. No publication date cited but actual publication date of 1914 written in pencil to bottom of title page. Previous owner's name to inside front cover. Stamp of the International African Institute to back of the title page. Otherwise internally clean. Binding square. Front hinge weak. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings. All plates present. Bound in brown cloth with images of a frame and two throwing sticks stamped to front. Demon figure to spine, which has some fading.

Hardback. New. First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

London: Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd. , 1914. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Unamed. An exploration the Bori religion and the practise of Demon-Dancing in the countries in the West and North Africa. A lavishly illustrated work with a colour frontispiece, 60 photographic illustrations and 47 figures. Collated complete. This particular work from the early 20th century focuses on the practice of Demon-Dancing, in the Bori faith. Bori or Hausa Animism is a traditional religion found largely in West Africa, with a belief in spirit possession. In this particular work Tremearne explore the practises of this religious group, and the belief in spirits and demons. Written by Major A. J. N. Tremearne, a 19th century anthropologist and ethnographer, who published several works on the continent of Africa throughout the early 20th century. He died on active duty in The Battle of Loos. He is best remembered for the creation of a head measuring instrument to aid anthropological study. In the… Read More

Frank Cass & Co, 1968. Hardcover. New. new issue of 1914 ed edition. 497 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches.

London: Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd, 1914. First edition. 61 photos. 47 figures in the text. 504 pp. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Spine slightly faded, else a fine copy. First edition. 61 photos. 47 figures in the text. 504 pp. 8vo. "When one speaks to a Hausa, he sees only one individual, but in reality he is addressing himself to four or five beings, the number depending usually upon whether the person with whom he is conversing, is married or not." Although Tremearne's opening sentence bears all the hallmarks of a Kurt Vonnegut novel, his study draws on his considerable time spent in the field and is a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Hausa.

THE BAN OF THE BORI / DEMONS AND DEMON-DANCING IN WEST AND NORTH AFRICA, Heath, Cranton & Ouseley, 1914, first edition, a little dust-soiling to the page edges and a tiny nick to the upper edge of front cover, else a near fine copy in the publishers original pictorial cloth binding lettered and stamped in gold and black with colored frontispiece, 60 photographic illustrations and 47 figures in the text.

Routledge, 1968-07-01. New issue of 1914 ed. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Routledge, 1968-07-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.