In My Time of Dying: A History of Death and the Dead in West Africa
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In My Time of Dying: A History of Death and the Dead in West Africa
By (Author) John Parker
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st June 2021
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
Sociology: death and dying
Social and cultural anthropology
306.90966
Physical Properties
Hardback
416
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
An in-depth look at how mortuary cultures and issues of death and the dead in Africa have developed over four centuries In My Time of Dying is the first detailed history of death and the dead in Africa south of the Sahara. Focusing on a region that is now present-day Ghana, John Parker explores mortuary cultures and the relationship between the
Reviews
"[A] bold, sweeping analysis of the actions of the living in commemorating the dead over several centuries of Ghanas history." * Choice Reviews *
Author Bio
John Parker teaches the history of Africa at SOAS University of London. His books include Making the Town: Ga State and Society in Early Colonial Accra, Tongnaab: The History of a West African God, and African History: A Very Short Introduction.
