ISBN:
9780511702617
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausgabe 2011
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. History
DDC:
305.896333
Keywords:
Geschichte
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Yoruba
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Yoruba (African people) History
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Yoruba (African people) Civilization
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Yoruba (African people) Social life and customs
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Yoruba language
Abstract:
Samuel Johnson was an Anglican minister & historian renowned for his magisterial history of the Yoruba people. Born in Freetown in Sierra Leone & educated by the Church Missionary Society, Johnson was sent with his family to Idaban in Nigeria in 1857. He was ordained in 1880 & by 1897 had finished the manuscript for The History of the Yorubas. However the original publisher mysteriously misplaced the manuscript. After Johnson's death his brother, Dr Obadiah Johnson, recompiled the text from Samuel's notes. This volume, first published in 1921, contains that reconstructed edition. This pioneering volume brought together various oral & recorded accounts of Yoruba history, describing not only political history but also social customs, language & laws. Although recent analysis of the text has revealed some inaccuracies, this volume remains the standard reference for the history of the Yoruba people.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2010
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Originally published: London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1921
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 4, 2020)
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Online-Ausgabe:
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511702617
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511702617
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