Vodún : secrecy and the search for divine power
"Timothy R. Landry examines the connections between local Vodún priests and spiritual seekers who travel to Bénin. He argues that the ways in which the Vodún priests and tourists negotiate the transfer of confidential, sacred knowledge create its value. Highlighting the ways in which racializat...
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| Format: | BOOK |
| Language: | ENGLISH |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2019
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| Series: | Contemporary ethnography |
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