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The Rise and Fall of an African Utopia: A Wealthy Theocracy in Comparative Perspective
By Stanley R. Barrett
276 pages
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- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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- Waterloo, Ont.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Glossary of Yoruba and Arabic Words xv
- Introduction 1
- Part I - Early Development 11
- 1. History and Economy 15
- 2. Religion in Olowo 41
- 3. Religion in Talika 61
- 4. the Communal System 79
- 6. Discussion 107
- Part II - Recent Decline 131
- 8. Consequences for Innovation 149
- 9. Olowo: A Model for Other Villages? 169
- 10. Discussion 191
- 11. Development 205
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Glossary of Yoruba and Arabic Words xv
- Introduction 1
- Part I - Early Development 11
- 1. History and Economy 15
- 2. Religion in Olowo 41
- 3. Religion in Talika 61
- 4. the Communal System 79
- 6. Discussion 107
- Part II - Recent Decline 131
- 8. Consequences for Innovation 149
- 9. Olowo: A Model for Other Villages? 169
- 10. Discussion 191
- 11. Development 205
- 12. Decline 215
- Appendices 225
- Appendix A 227
- Bibliography 241
- Index 247