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The Masque of Africa (Paperback) Loot Price: R489
Discovery Miles 4 890
The Masque of Africa (Paperback): V. S. Naipaul

The Masque of Africa (Paperback)

V. S. Naipaul

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'Compelling, insightful, often sombrely beautiful’ Sunday Telegraph

Moving beyond travelogue, V. S. Naipaul’s The Masque of Africa considers the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of African civilization. Beginning in Uganda, at the centre of the continent, Naipaul’s journey takes in Ghana and Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Gabon, and ends, as the country does, in South Africa.

Focusing upon the theme of belief – though sometimes the political or economical realities are so overwhelming that they have to be taken into account – Naipaul examines the fragile but enduring quality of the old world of magic. To witness the ubiquity of such ancient ritual, to be given some idea of its power, was to be taken far back to the beginning of things. To reach that beginning was the purpose of this book.

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Imprint: Picador
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2019
Authors: V. S. Naipaul
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-1-5290-0948-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
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LSN: 1-5290-0948-0
Barcode: 9781529009484

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