A Matter of Time: Spirit Possession and the Temporalities of School in Niger

The past decade has witnessed a proliferation of incidents of mass possession among schoolgirls in Niger. Possession by revengeful spirits dramatizes the controversies surrounding women's education. During exorcism, possessing spirits speak of the homes they lost when trees were cut to build sc...

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Main Author: Masquelier, Adeline Marie 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2020]
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 122-145
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Niger / Pupil / Possession / Islam / Sexual ethics / Deforestation
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NBE Anthropology
NBH Angelology; demonology
NCF Sexual ethics
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Spirit Possession
B Spirits
B memory work
B Schooling
B Girls
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