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Embodying Colonial Memories - Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R1,358
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Embodying Colonial Memories - Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa (Paperback, New): Paul Stoller

Embodying Colonial Memories - Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa (Paperback, New)

Paul Stoller

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A study of the West African Hauka - spirits that grotesquely mimic and mock "Europeans" of the colonial epoch. The author considers spirit possession as a set of embodied practices with serious social and cultural consequences.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 1995
First published: 1996
Authors: Paul Stoller
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-90877-1
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > Spiritualism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > Spiritualism
LSN: 0-415-90877-9
Barcode: 9780415908771

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