Susan M. Kenyon

Gebundenes Buch

Spirits and Slaves in Central Sudan

The Red Wind of Sennar

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Susan M. Kenyon is professor emerita of the Department of Anthropology at Butler University, USA.

Produktdetails

• Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-02749-8
• 2012
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781137027498
• ISBN-10: 1137027495
• Artikelnr.: 35489157

Rezensionen

"Although Zar is a well-documented cultural movement, this treatment is particularly rich in ethnographic detail and local voices . . . the book is an important addition to that specialized literature. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students/faculty." - CHOICE