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Embodying Colonial Memories: Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa Paul Stoller 1st edition
Embodying Colonial Memories: Spirit Possession, Power, and the Hauka in West Africa
Paul Stoller
A study of the West African Hauka - spirits that grotesquely mimic and mock "Europeans" of the colonial epoch. The author considers spirit possession as a set of embodied practices with serious social and cultural consequences.
238 pages, 24 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 27, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415908771 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 14 mm · 328 g |
| Language | English |
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