"Ordinary Household Chores": Ritual and Power in a 19th-Century Swahili Women's Spirit Possession Cult

Edward A. Alpers

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Edward A. Alpers, "Ordinary Household Chores": Ritual and Power in a 19th-Century Swahili Women's Spirit Possession Cult, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 17, No. 4 (1984), pp. 677-702

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