Some sociopolitical aspects of Luo funerals

Anthropos

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 127-136

  Kisiara, Richard ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communitas; Funerals; Kenya; Liminality; Luo

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042785474     PISSN: 02579774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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