Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession

by Michael Lambek

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On the East African island of Mayotte, Islam co-exists with two other systems of understanding and interpreting the world around its inhabitants: cosmology and spirit-mediumship. In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, on local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, on social accountability, and on...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802077838

ISBN13:9780802077837

Release Date:October 1993

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:498 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Cultural Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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