Spirits and Slaves in Central Sudan The Red Wind of Sennar
Description
This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar , spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery.
Keywords
Social ScienceAnthropologyCultural & SocialSociology of ReligionReligionSpiritualitySociology
2012Book
Author(s)Susan M. Kenyon
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137027498
LanguageEnglish
