Domesticating personal violence: Witchcraft, courts and confessions in cameroon

Africa

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 323-341

  Geschiere, Peter ^a   Fisiy, Cyprian ^a  

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EID: 84974327582     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1160784     Document Type: Article

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