Trapido, Joe (2013) 'Forms of fetishism in Kinshasa: historical insights and contemporary practices.' In: Espirito Santo, DIana, (ed.), Making Spirits: materiality and transcendance in contemporary religion. London: I.B. Tauris. (Library of modern religion)
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This chapter looks at the contemporary use of objects commonly known as fetishes by people in Kinshasa. Conceptualised as objects which trap or house powerful forces from the dead, the chapter looks at contemporary ideologies about such objects in the context the religious history of the region
| Item Type: | Book Chapters |
|---|---|
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > Department of Anthropology & Sociology Legacy Departments > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Department of Anthropology and Sociology |
| ISBN: | 9781848857964 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755625758.ch-009 |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2013 08:40 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/16772 |
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