Spirit Mediumship and Society in Africa

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Gathering together under a single cover material from a wide range of African societies, this volume allows similarities and differences to be easily perceived and suggests social correlates of these in terms of age, sex, marital status, social grading and wealth. It includes material on both traditional and modern cults.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-02-26
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt810 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor350
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415329804

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