Magic and warfare: Appearance and reality in contemporary African conflict and beyond

Magic and Warfare: Appearance and Reality in Contemporary African Conflict and Beyond

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-188

  Wlodarczyk, Nathalie ^a  

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230103344     Document Type: Book

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