Sex and the Empire That is no More

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J. Lorand Matory is Professor of Anthropology and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.

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Preface	ix
Foreword	xxxv
Note on Orthography	xliii
1. A Ritual History	1	(27)
2. The Op? Renaissance	28	(34)
3. Igboho in the Age of Abiola	62	(35)
4. A Ritual Biography	97	(36)
5. Engendering Power: The Mythic and Iconic Foundations of Priestly Action	133	(46)
6. Re-dressing Gender	179	(47)
7. Conclusion: Dialogue, Debate, and the Chose du Texte	226	(17)
Appendix I. Oriki Yemoja (Yemoja Panegyrics)	243	(8)
Appendix II. A Partial Genealogy of the Oyeboode Priests	251	(2)
Appendix III. Yemoja in the Kingdom of Sango: The Ritual Calendar	253	(12)
Appendix IV. Sango Pipe (Sango Panegyrics)	265	(2)
Appendix V. The Naming Ceremony	267	(4)
Bibliography	271