Mark Dike DeLancey, Ph.D. (2004), Harvard University, is Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at DePaul University. He is the coauthor of two editions of the Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon and the author of articles in such journals as JSAH, Cahiers d'études africaines, and Islamic Africa.

• AcknowledgementsTranscription, Translation, and TransliterationIntroductionChapter One: Architectural FormChapter Two: Political SymbolismChapter Three: Spatial OrientationChapter Four: Ritual MovementChapter Five: SecrecyConclusionBibliographyIndex

[...] 'this study furthermore emphasizes that architecture, African no less than any other, must be contextualized in order to better comprehend the history of forms and architectural decisions'.Syprien Christian Zogo, Laval University, in African Studies Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 4, February 2018, pp. 121-122

Mark Dike DeLancey, Ph.D. (2004), Harvard University, is Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at DePaul University. He is the coauthor of two editions of the Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon and the author of articles in such journals as JSAH, Cahiers d'études africaines, and Islamic Africa.

• AcknowledgementsTranscription, Translation, and TransliterationIntroductionChapter One: Architectural FormChapter Two: Political SymbolismChapter Three: Spatial OrientationChapter Four: Ritual MovementChapter Five: SecrecyConclusionBibliographyIndex

[...] 'this study furthermore emphasizes that architecture, African no less than any other, must be contextualized in order to better comprehend the history of forms and architectural decisions'.Syprien Christian Zogo, Laval University, in African Studies Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 4, February 2018, pp. 121-122

Mark Dike DeLancey, Ph.D. (2004), Harvard University, is Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at DePaul University. He is the coauthor of two editions of the Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon and the author of articles in such journals as JSAH, Cahiers d'études africaines, and Islamic Africa.

• AcknowledgementsTranscription, Translation, and TransliterationIntroductionChapter One: Architectural FormChapter Two: Political SymbolismChapter Three: Spatial OrientationChapter Four: Ritual MovementChapter Five: SecrecyConclusionBibliographyIndex

[...] 'this study furthermore emphasizes that architecture, African no less than any other, must be contextualized in order to better comprehend the history of forms and architectural decisions'.Syprien Christian Zogo, Laval University, in African Studies Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 4, February 2018, pp. 121-122