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Spirits and Slaves in Central Sudan The Red Wind of Sennar
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- Summary
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This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar , spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultu...
This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar , spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery.
Details
- Creator
- by Susan M. Kenyon
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed. 2012
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781299261938, 1299261930, 9781137027504, 1137027509, 1349439622, 1137027495
- OCLC
- ocn829459973
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-270) and index.
- English
- Background -- Remembering spirits and Sufis in central Sudan -- House of Zainab -- Ottoman ranks -- Colonialism and colonization -- Independence, Islamism and modernity -- House of spirits -- World of red spirits -- Nations of spirits -- Serving the spirits -- Dealing with power -- Bargaining with power -- Pirits at play -- Sacrifice -- Not a moment to lose -- Slavery remembered: lessons from the Zar -- Glossary of Arabic terms