Gamba spirits, gender relations, and healing in post-civil war Gorongosa, Mozambique

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-371

  Igreja, Victor ^a   Dias lambranca, Béatrice ^b   Richters, Annemiek ^c  

^a Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences NIAS KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 43449083244     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2008.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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