Imitation is far more than the sincerest of flattery: The mimetic power of spirit possession in Rajasthan, India

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-64

  Snodgrass, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0036479236     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2002.17.1.32     Document Type: Article

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