Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xxvii, 282 p)
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ill
Ausgabe:
1st ed
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781137027498
Serie:
Contemporary anthropology of religion
Inhalt:
This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar, spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-270) and index
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Note on Arabic Usage; Part I Background; Chapter 1 Remembering Spirits and Sufis in Central Sudan; Part II The House of Zainab: Slavery, Colonialism, and Islamism in Historical Perspective; Chapter 2 The Ottoman Ranks; Chapter 3 Colonialism and Colonization; Chapter 4 Independence, Islamism, and Modernity; Part III The House of Spirits; Chapter 5 The World of Red Spirits; Chapter 6 Nations of Spirits; Chapter 7 Serving the Spirits; Part IV Dealing with Power; Chapter 8 Bargaining with Power
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Chapter 9 Spirits at PlayChapter 10 Sacrifice; Part V Not a Moment to Lose; Chapter 11 Slavery Remembered: Lessons from the Zar; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781137027504
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781137027498
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Spirits and Slaves in Central Sudan : The Red Wind of Sennar
Sprache:
Englisch
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