THE TRUTH REVEALED OR THE TRUTH ASSEMBLED: RECONSIDERING THE ROLE OF THE AFRICAN DIVINER IN RELIGION AND SOCIETY
Within an emic normative framework, preferred by most writers on the topic, the diviner is presented as the passive purveyor of truth from a mystical source, denied active agency and captive to public service. An alternative, not necessarily superior, approach is explored in this article by focusing...
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Year: 1995, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 3-21 |
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