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Genii of the River Niger

by Jean-Marie Gibbal, Beth G. Raps, Paul Stoller

This ethnographic study of the River Niger in eastern Mali examines the Ghimbala healing cult and its water spirit possession ceremonies. It explores how these traditions provide social identity and structure relations amidst environmental and cultural shifts.

Accession 683 ISBN 0226290522 Publisher University of Chicago Press
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