Mary and the demons: Marian devotion and ritual healing in Tanzania

Journal of Religion in Africa

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-318

  Wilkens, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catholicism; Marian worship; Religious healing; Spirit possession; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849117168     PISSN: 00224200     EISSN: 15700666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157006609X453310     Document Type: Article

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