West African witchcraft, wealth and moral decay in New York City

Ethnography

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-265

  Parish, Jane ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Akan anti witchcraft shrines; Manhattan; moral economy; wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958234729     PISSN: 14661381     EISSN: 17412714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466138110392467     Document Type: Article

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