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Adherents to the "zar" cult in northern Sudan encounter spirits that are parallels of historically relevant figures in the known human world. Those possessed, usually women, meet aliens who speak about issues confronting a village such as the increasing influence of formal Islam or encroaching... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Hofriyati: Add a description of this character.
- Saraitti
- Mohammed
- Amna
- Zaineb
- Abdelrahim
- Constantinides
- Umselima
- Miriam
- Allah
- Kennedy
- Geertz
- Fama
- Leyla
- Sadiya
- Khawaja
- Dona Bey
- Osman
- Lewis
- Burridge
- Lambek
- Hamid
- Sulayman
- Samira
- Sittalbenat
- Sadig
- Daly
- Sekina
- Wilad Mama
- Ricoeur
- Rosen
- Trimingham
- Sosan
- Shendi
- Maray
- Beja
- Musera
- Burckhardt
- Fatna
- Crapanzano
- Holt
- Malkabi
- Dodo
- Eickelman
- Messick
- Darwish
- Samiya
- Nafissa
- Leiris
Authors & Contributors edit
- Janice Patricia Boddy (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305.309625
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