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Womunafu's Bunafu: A Study of Authority in a Nineteenth-Century African Community

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Womunafu's Bunafu: A Study of Authority in a Nineteenth-Century African Community
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David William Cohen
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:228
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreAfrican history
ISBN/Barcode 9780691615851
ClassificationsDewey:967.6101092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

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 l