Forms of fetishism in Kinshasa: historical insights and contemporary practices

Trapido, Joe

Abstract

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

Citation

Trapido, J. (2013). Forms of fetishism in Kinshasa: historical insights and contemporary practices. In D. Espirito Santo (Ed.), Making Spirits: materiality and transcendance in contemporary religion. I.B. Tauris. https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755625758.ch-009

• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Jul 19, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 2, 2113
• Series Title: Library of modern religion
• Book Title: Making Spirits: materiality and transcendance in contemporary religion.
• ISBN: 9781848857964
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755625758.ch-009