'Making tradition': Healing, history and ethnic identity among Otjiherero-speakers in Namibia, c. 1850-1950

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 355-372

  Wallace, Marion ^a  

^a THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ETHNICITY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0038804029     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070306212     Document Type: Article

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