Bascom, William Russell, 1912-
ff62The sanctions of Ifa divination
The sanctions of Ifa divinationarticle 1941
ff62The principle of seniority in the social structure of the Yoruba
The principle of seniority in the social structure of the Yorubaarticle 1942
ff62Yoruba food
Yoruba foodarticle 1951
ff62Yoruba cooking
Yoruba cookingarticle 1951
ff62The sociological role of the Yoruba cult-group
The sociological role of the Yoruba cult-groupBook 1944
- Summary
- William R. Bascom was an award-winning American folklorist, anthropologist, and museum director. He was a specialist in the art and culture of West Africa and the African Diaspora, especially the Yoruba of Nigeria. Wikipedia
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [4]
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4]
- Born
- 1912-05-23 [2]
- Birth Place
- Princeton (Illinois, États-Unis) [3]
- Princeton [4]
- Died
- 1981-09-11 [2]
- Death Place
- San Francisco (Californie, États-Unis) [3]
- Country
- United States [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- anthropologist [4]
- curator [4]
- Profession
- Anthropologe [2]
- Employer
- University of California, Berkeley [4]
- University of Cambridge [4]
- Educated at
- University of Wisconsin–Madison [4]
- Northwestern University [4]
- Country of Education
- United States [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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