The Religion of the Yorubas  
  Being an Account of the Religious Beliefs and Practices of the Yoruba Peoples of Southern Nigeria, Especially in Relation to the Religion of Ancient Egypt.  

 
Author Lucas, J. [Jonathan] Olumide
Place of Publication Lagos
Publication Name C.M.S. Bookshop
Year 1948
Language(s) English
Description
RARE monograph on traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practices of the Yoruba people, written in 1942 as thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Divinity in the University of Durham by J. Olumide Lucas, pastor at St. Paul`s Church, Breadfruit, Lagos, Nigeria. Includes a map of the Yoruba Country. 15x135mm. XII+420 pages. Green cloth Hardcover with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt lettering faded. Cover curved. Cover and spine stained. Cover corners and spine edges bumped and worn. Cover and spine edges slightly worn. Spine yellowing. Pen writing on front whitepage. Front whitepage bottom corner slightly torn and creased. Rear whitepage creased. Binding somewhat loose. Binding visible between endpaper and pages. Pages and text-block edges yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare study of Yoruban religion is otherwise in good condition.
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Catalog Index Number MS 13 19


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