Ritual, Risk, and Danger: Chain Prayers in Fiji

American Anthropologist

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-16

  Tomlinson, Matt ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Christianity; Fiji; Power; Risk; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842783635     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2004.106.1.6     Document Type: Article

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