Ephemerality and the "unfinished" in Vodun aesthetics

African Arts

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-75

  Rush, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77949499317     PISSN: 00019933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/afar.2010.43.1.60     Document Type: Article

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