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Forms of fetishism in Kinshasa: historical insights and contemporary practices

Trapido, Joe

Authors

Joe Trapido



Contributors

DIana Espirito Santo
Editor

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

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