From the editor : The two artists have traveled to almost all the continent's 53 countries in the last three decades, documenting traditional tribal life in earlier books and articles for National Geographic, among other publications. Here they focus on the religious customs of several dozen peoples, combining stunning images with well-written essays to illustrate the enduring power of traditional beliefs.

Beckwith and Fisher, fascinated by the rituals of Africa, spent 10 years traveling the continent to document their passion on film for the first edition of this stunning book. Unquestionably, it is the excellent color photos that make this volume valuable to lay reader and scholar alike, especially because many of these rituals may soon disappear from a changing Africa.

These are sumptuous photographs--a visual feast--and they reflect both the photographers' gift for gaining the trust of their subjects and the reciprocal generosity of all sorts of African men and women.

Pages: Hardcover, Exquisite High Quality, 400 Pages, Large Format, CD - Indigenous Music/Ceremony, Par Excellence.
Special Interest: Africa, Vanishing Africa, The Mother Country of all Humanity, Occult, Secret Orders & Societies, Magick, Ritual, Sorcery.