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Prayer Has Spoiled Everything : Possession, Power, and Identity in an Islamic Town of Niger /

An ethnographic and historical account of bori spirit possession and its relation to Islam, colonialism, and the state.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Masquelier, Adeline Marie, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Bori, power, and identity in Dogondoutchi
  • Lost rituals : changing topographies of spirit/human interactions
  • Socializing the spirits
  • The everyday life of bori : knowledge, embodiment, and quotidian practice
  • Kinesthetic appropriation and embodied knowledge : Baboule spirits and the making of value
  • Taking hold of the kasuwa : the ritual economy of bori in the market
  • The mirrors of Maria : sweetness, sexuality, and dangerous consumption
  • Lightning, death, and the politics of truth : the spirits of rain.