Sacrificial human remains in an initiatory variant of the African waste heap (Kabye country, Togo)
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, in the Kabye country, some heads of enemies – those of men foreign to the group – were buried in a mound of earth referred to as hude, meaning ‘manure’. In each locality, this mound is situated inside a wooded sanctuary where the spirit of the mythical f...
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Manchester University Press
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Human Remains and Violence |
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