Reluctant muslims: Embodied hegemony and moral resistance in a giriama spirit possession complex

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-112

  Mcintosh, Janet ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27644525039     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2004.00181.x     Document Type: Review

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