HOLAS (Bohumil) — Black Africa - Lot 156

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HOLAS (Bohumil) — Black Africa - Lot 156
HOLAS (Bohumil) — Black Africa Paris, Bloud & Gay, 1964. “Religions of the World” series. In-8, 116 pp., paperback with a color-illustrated photographic dust jacket, numerous black-and-white illustrations and photographs in the text and as full-page plates. The bibliographic record confirms the format of approximately 25 cm and the 116 pages. First edition. An ethnologist specializing in West Africa and particularly in Côte d’Ivoire, Bohumil Holas presents here an overview of the religions of sub-Saharan Africa: deities and spirits, mythology, cults, rites, masks, the social function of religion, as well as the spread of Islam and Christianity and the transformations of traditional beliefs. The book is richly illustrated with ethnographic photographs: ceremonial attire, masks, ritual practices, and people from various African regions. The review published as early as 1965 in the *Archives de sociologie des religions* particularly highlights the significance of the second part, which is devoted to Islam, Christianity, and the social function of religion in Africa. Condition: good copy. Interior is clean and well-preserved. Original cover retained, with scuffing, minor signs of wear, slight creases, and wear on the top and bottom edges and corners.
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