1. Ritual History -- 2. Oyo Renaissance -- 3. Igboho in the Age of Abiola -- 4. Ritual Biography -- 5. Engendering Power: The Mythic and Iconic Foundations of Priestly Action -- 6. Re-dressing Gender -- 7. Conclusion: Dialogue, Debate, and the Chose du Texte -- Appendix I. Oriki Yemoja (Yemoja Panegyrics) -- Appendix II. A Partial Genealogy of the Oyeboode Priests -- Appendix III. Yemoja in the Kingdom of Sango: The Ritual Calendar -- Appendix IV. Sango Pipe (Sango Panegyrics) -- Appendix V. The Naming Ceremony
Summary
This historical anthropology narrates how the traditions of Sango and Ogun are carried into and participate in the post-independence political and economical developments, and how they relate to contemporary Islamic and Christian religious streams