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A study of the West African Hauka - spirits that grotesquely mimic and mock Europeans of the colonial epoch. The author considers spirit possession as a set of embodied practices with serious social and cultural consequences. Embodying Colonial Memories is the first in-depth study of the West African Hauka, spirits in the body of (human) mediums which mimic and mock

Title : Embodying Colonial Memories: Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa
Author : Paul Stoller
Language : en
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Uploaded : Apr 03, 2021

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