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William Russell Bascom
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Date of Birth 1912 William Russell Bascom
Place of Birth Illinois
Country United States
Field of Expertise African Ethnography
   
Educational background

B.A. degree in Physics in 1933 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

M.A. in Anthropology

Ph.D. in Anthropology, Northwestern University.
Acheivements / Contributions

  • Bascom's field research in Nigeria, was published as The Sociological Role of the Yoruba Cult-Group.

  • Several of his articles on folkloristics serve as texts in graduate courses in folklore.

  • His most notable titles include:

    • The Yoruba-Speaking Peoples of Southwestern Nigeria (1951).

    • Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa (1969).

    • Sixteen Cowries: Yoruba Divination from Africa to the New World (1980).


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