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

Hardback

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:Hardback
Pages:228
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreAfrican history
ISBN/Barcode 9780691643236
ClassificationsDewey:967.6101092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
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