For many Africanist historians; traditional religion is simply a starting point for measuring the historic impact of Christianity and Islam. In Tongnaab; Jean Allman and John Parker challenge the distinction between tradition and modernity by tracing the movement and mutation of the powerful Talensi god and ancestor shrine; Tongnaab; from the savanna of northern Ghana through the forests and coastal plains of the south. Using a wide range of written; oral; and iconographic sources; Allman and Parker uncover the historical dynamics of cross-cultural religious belief and practice. They reveal how Tongnaab has been intertwined with many themes and events in West African history―the slave trade; colonial conquest and rule; capitalist agriculture and mining; labor migration; shifting ethnicities; the production of ethnographic knowledge; and the political projects that brought about the modern nation state. This rich and original book shows that indigenous religion has been at the center of dramatic social and economic changes stretching from the slave trade to the tourist trade.
#4433318 in Books Dan Rottenberg 1998-02-22 1998-02-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .57 x 5.25l; .50 #File Name: 0253212065192 pagesMiddletown Jews The Tenuous Survival of an American Jewish Community
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I enjoyed reading about how they started it was a good ...By Joyce A.I grew up in Muncie and knew some of people and as a teen worked part-time in a clothing store here. I enjoyed reading about how they started it was a good read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A very valuable contributionBy NA MilesAs historical books go; very solid; honest; no revisionism; and thus; a pleasure to read.It did go on a tad too long; but I realize that was the intent of the study; so it was hard to avoid.I hope more Jewish leaders; especially those who forget (or don't know of) our pre 20th century history and triumphs in the midwest; will read this. It's eye-opening and important as we celebrate not just the lawyers and doctors of our heritage; but the working class who symbolize a proud portion of American Jewry as well.Mazel Tov!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Oral historiesBy Janice P. LiehrOral histories were very interesting. I grew up in Muncie knowing many of these people; or their children. Was interesting to read their comments about the Klan and its activities/members in the 20's 30's.
