Kenyon, Susan M.

Spirits and slaves in central Sudan the red wind of Sennar / [Texte imprimé] : Susan M. Kenyon - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012 - 1 vol. (XXXVII-282 p.) : ill., carte, couv. ill. ; 23 cm - Contemporary anthropology of religion . - Contemporary anthropology of religion .

Index Glossaire

Bibliogr. p. 257-270

Background -- Remembering spirits and Sufis in central Sudan -- House of Zainab -- Ottoman ranks -- Colonialism and colonization -- Independence, Islamism and modernity -- House of spirits -- World of red spirits -- Nations of spirits -- Serving the spirits -- Dealing with power -- Bargaining with power -- Pirits at play -- Sacrifice -- Not a moment to lose -- Slavery remembered: lessons from the Zar -- Glossary of Arabic terms.

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Spirit possession Zār Slavery

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