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Dahomey, an ancient West African kingdomBook 1967 • Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean)
Fon • Africa > Western Africa
This book focuses on the Fon-speaking people of West Africa historically associated with the emergence and expansion of the Dahomey Kingdom. Centered in the city of Abomey, now in Benin, this kingdom was ruled by hereditary monarchs that claimed abso...Dahomey, an ancient West African kingdomBook 1967 • Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean)
Fon • Africa > Western Africa
A sequel to the author’s description of salient features of Dahomey culture and polity, this book focuses on the complex links between Dahomean concepts the world and religiosity with the inner workings of the political systems. Herskovits discusses ...Life in a Haitian valleyBook 1937 • Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean)
Haitians • Middle America and the Caribbean > Caribbean
The author describes the culture and society of a particular Haitian district with respect to the cultural and social conditions of Haiti in general and to their historical development. In this he concentrates upon religion, while social and economic...An outline of Dahomean religious beliefBook 1933 • Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean) & Herskovits, Frances S. (Frances Shapiro)
Fon • Africa > Western Africa
A collaborative work of Herskovits and Herskovits, this book systematically outlines the many dimensions of Dahomean religious beliefs. Combining information from existing accounts and original fieldwork, the authors describe Dahomey religion as a co...