Photo magic: Photographs in practices of healing and harming in East Africa

In this contribution, I present a few examples of practices in present-day African Christion Churches in which photogrpahs "do magic" and are used to heal or harm. I not only give examples of African "photo magic" but also include European ones, examples that in the "standar...

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Main Author: Behrend, Heike 1947- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2003
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2003, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-145
Further subjects:B Photography
B Church
B Religious practice
B Mysticism
B Africa
B Religion
B Cult
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