Reviewing Reality

Reviewing Reality
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Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 9783643903358
ISBN-13 : 3643903359
Rating : 4/5 (359 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reviewing Reality by : W. E. A. van Beek

Download or read book Reviewing Reality written by W. E. A. van Beek and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From crab divination in the Cameroon to friction oracles in the Congo Basin, from reading cast objects in Mozambique to spirit possession in Cote d'Ivoire, from Sudanese ebony diviners to South African Xhosa healers, divination systems throughout Africa serve their communities by answering questions and resolving problems. Divination helps people chart a course in their lives through a deeper understanding of past and present. This important book reveals the extraordinary diversity and complexity of African divination systems, focusing on self-knowledge, social reality, and intercultural and historical relations. (Series: African Studies / Afrikanische Studien - Vol. 50)


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