The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Selections from: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Selections from by Alfred Burdon Ellis: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 7 original MP3 tracks, 3:16:51 running time and a link to listen.
The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Selections from, credited to Alfred Burdon Ellis, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
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LibriVox recording of The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Selections from by Alfred Burdon Ellis. Read in English by Faith Abiola-Ellison. British Army officer and ethnographer AB Ellis was known for his writings on West Africa. His final publication takes an anthropological magnifying glass to the lives of Yoruba peoples in west Africa. The book’s subtitle reads: " their religion, manners, customs, laws, language, etc : with an appendix containing a comparison of the Tshi, Gã, Ęwe, and Yoruba languages". The following recording is selected readings from his fifteen chapters: Chief Gods, Measurements of Time, Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage and Death and Conclusions. (Summary by Faith Abíọ́lá-Ellison)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Yoruba-speaking peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa, Selections from
- Author credits: Alfred Burdon Ellis
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 7
- Listed recording duration: 3:16:51
Catalogue topics
- 19th century
- west africa
- yoruba
- orisha
- british ethnography
Track guide
- 01 - Chapter 2: Chief Gods, part 1 — 11:58
- 02 - Chapter 2: Chief Gods, part 2 — 41:56
- 03 - Chapter 2: Chief Gods, part 3 — 30:23
- 04 - Chapter 8: Measurements of time — 21:23
- 05 - Chapter 9: Ceremonies At Birth, Marriage, And Death — 24:30
- 06 - Chapter 15: Conclusions, part 1 — 33:24
- 07 - Chapter 15: Conclusions, part 2 — 33:17
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