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Womunafu's Bunafu: A Study of Authority in a Nineteenth-Century African Community - Princeton Legacy Library David William Cohen
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Womunafu's Bunafu: A Study of Authority in a Nineteenth-Century African Community - Princeton Legacy Library
David William Cohen
This book reconstructs the career of Womunafu, the son of a ruler of a small state in what is today Uganda. Recognized as an infant to be possessed by Mukama, the spirit of a heroic figure in the tradition of the wider region, Womunafu was placed in a large enclosure, one of four he would occupy from 1830 until his death in 1906. During his long
228 pages, black & white illustrations
| Size | L |
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 19, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691643236 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 228 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 235 × 14 mm · 482 g |
| Language | English |
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