"Movable feast of signs": gender in zar in Central Sudan
Burei and tombura, two widespread forms of spirit possession found in Central Sudan, have many common characteristics and are both based on a belief in a particular type of spirit, known as zar. Popularly they are distinguished primarily by gender: burei is female, tombura is male. This distinction...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2007]
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Material religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-75 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sudan
B Ritual B Gender B zar / spirit possession B material objects |
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