Spirits and Slaves in Central Sudan

The Red Wind of Sennar
2012. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-53479-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

Reihe: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion

This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar, spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kenyon, Susan M

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Spiritualismus, Spiritismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: BACKGROUND Remembering Spirits and Sufis in Central Sudan PART II: THE HOUSE OF ZAINAB The Ottoman Ranks Colonialism and Colonization Independence, Islamism, and Modernity PART III: THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS The World of Red Spirits Nations of Spirits Serving the Spirits PART IV: DEALING WITH POWER Bargaining with Power Spirits at Play Sacrifice PART V: NOT A MOMENT TO LOSE Slavery Remembered: Lessons from the Zar

Über Autor(innen)

Susan M. Kenyon is professor emerita of the Department of Anthropology at Butler University, USA.