Spirits and slaves in central Sudan the red wind of Sennar / Susan M. Kenyon.

Author/creator Kenyon, Susan M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionxxvii, 282 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesContemporary anthropology of religion
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-270) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012008993
ISBN9781137027498 (alk. paper)

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