The ogbanje who wanted to stay: The occult, belonging, family and therapy in Sierra Leone

Although prominent in literature on West Africa and especially Nigeria, the phenomenon of ogbanjes in Sierra Leone is little discussed. By following the story of one ogbanje, this paper unravels their significance for social life, for local epistemologies and cosmologies in Freetown. The paper discu...

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Hovedforfatter: Schneider, L
Format: Journal article
Udgivet: SAGE Publications 2016