Invasion of Spirits

Spirit possession phenomena spread to the Maasai area in Northern Tanzania especially in the 1960s and 1970s. Among the Maasai, spirit possession was not part of established cultural behaviour, although possession phenomena and associated healing cults were common among the surrounding ethnic group...

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Main Author: Arvi Hurskainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2004-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/285