Historical Dictionary of Nigeria

About the author

Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is an Extraordinary Professor of Political Science, University of Pretoria. He has received over 30 lifetime career awards and 24 honorary doctorates.Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem teaches at the Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in History and International Studies from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, with research interests in African religious spirituality, sacred water bodies, contemporary popular culture, and Yoruba Islam. His latest co-authored book is titled Myth, Ritual, and Visible Expressions of O?bàtálá and Olókun in Ilé-If?` (2024).

Product details

• Authors: Toyin Falola, Falola Toyin, Oluwafunminiyi Wasiu Raheem
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 19.03.2026
• EAN: 9798881802738
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-0273-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Illustrations: 2 maps
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; REFERENCE / Dictionaries, HISTORY / Africa / General, African History, Nigerian politics; Nigerian economics; Nigerian culture