Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome - Gelele, King of Dahom

Klappentext An account by the famous British explorer of a diplomatic mission to the king of Dahomey (present-day Benin) in 1861. Zusammenfassung Sent on a diplomatic mission to convince the king of Dahomey (present-day Benin) to put a stop to the slave trade, British explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821–1890) recounts his experience in this two-volume work, published in 1864. Volume 2 discusses Burton's negotiations with the king. Inhaltsverzeichnis 14 continued. The King's 'So-sin custom'; 15. Of the so-called Amazons and the Dahoman army; 16. Addo-kpon, the Bush King's So-sin customs; 17. Of the Dahoman religion; 18. The Sin-Kwain, or water-sprinkling custom; 19. Of 'The negro's place in nature'; 20. The Y of triumph; 21. Dahome and her capital; 22. The firing to Whydah, and conclusion of the customs; 23. The delivery of the message; 24. Return to the seaboard; Conclusion; Appendices.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Burton, Richard Francis Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.2011
• EAN: 9781108030328
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03032-8
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies; A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Africa / West, TRAVEL / Africa / West, Benin, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, African History, Classic Travel Writing