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Like all of V. S. Naipaul's 'travel' books, encompasses amuch larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization
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The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief, V. S. Naipaul
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- Title
- The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief
- Language
- English
- Authors
- V. S. Naipaul
- Publisher
- Picador
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 1000
- ISBN10
- 0330472054
- ISBN13
- 9780330472050
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Travel, Religious Topics, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Sociology, Africa
- Original title
- The masque of Africa
- Rating
- 2.95 out of 5
- Description
- Like all of V. S. Naipaul's 'travel' books, encompasses amuch larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization