When spirits start veiling: The case of the veiled she-devil in a Muslim town of Niger

Africa Today

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 38-64

  Masquelier, Adeline ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; ISLAMISM; MORALITY; SEXUALITY; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 44149097628     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/AFT.2008.54.3.38     Document Type: Article

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