Joe Trapido
Forms of fetishism in Kinshasa: historical insights and contemporary practices
Trapido, Joe
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DIana Espirito Santo
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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
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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 |
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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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