‘Let No Black Cat Cross Our Path’: An Introduction to Ga Rituals of Affliction
Although much has been said about Ga rituals by earlier scholars such as Ammah, Kilson, and Field, no direct and comprehensive literature exists that deals specifically with Ga rituals of affliction. Rituals of affliction are measures by which cultures attempt to deal with the problem of ‘affliction...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 214-227 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ga (People)
/ Healing
/ Ritual
/ Cat
/ Black
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BS Traditional African religions KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
Further subjects: | B
kla
B black cat (alͻnte diŋ) B spiritual world and spiritual cause B rituals of affliction B sususma B affliction |
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