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Robyn d’Avignon, A Ritual Geology: Gold and Subterranean Knowledge in Savanna West Africa. Durham NC and London: Duke University Press (hb US$104.95 – 978 1 4780 1583 3; pb US$27.95 – 978 1 4780 1847 6). 2022, xvi + 304 pp.

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Robyn d’Avignon, A Ritual Geology: Gold and Subterranean Knowledge in Savanna West Africa. Durham NC and London: Duke University Press (hb US$104.95 – 978 1 4780 1583 3; pb US$27.95 – 978 1 4780 1847 6). 2022, xvi + 304 pp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2024

Muriel Côte*
Affiliation:
Lund University, Lund, Sweden

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