Mask and madness. Ritual expressions of the transition to adulthood among Miskitu adolescents

Social Anthropology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-272

  Jamieson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937342141     PISSN: 09640282     EISSN: 14698676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8676.2001.tb00152.x     Document Type: Article

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