Sacred slaves: Tchamba vodu in Southern Togo
This article ethnographically documents beliefs and practices surrounding Tchamba vodu among Anlo-Ewe vodu adepts in southern Togo. Mama Tchamba, or Grandmother Slave, is a religious order devoted to the veneration of the spirits of slaves purchased by the ancestors of Tchamba adepts and sold or kep...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2016]
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| In: |
Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 104-127 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Anlo (African people)
/ Tchamba
/ Cult
/ Mimesis
/ Slavery
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBC Doctrine of God RC Liturgy |
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