Spirit Masks of Burkina Faso #1
Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher continued their African fieldwork attending the 2015 Festival of Masks in Burkina Faso, gathering material for new volumes to expand their magnum opus African Ceremonies (2 volumes, Published: Harry N. Abrams, 1999). “The Festival of … Continue reading
Maasai Olympics 2014: African Warrior Culture in Transition
Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith are completing their sixteenth book on African Ceremonies. African Twilight will not only feature some of the last great traditional ceremonies in Africa, but will also capture ancient cultures in transition For Carol and Angela, … Continue reading
Modern Cuba and the diaspora of an ancient African religion
Continuing their lifework of documenting traditional African culture, Carol and Angela traveled to Cuba in 2014 for a fieldwork study of modern Voodoo, a diaspora of a Yoruban religion originally brought from West Africa during the slave trade. “We went … Continue reading