Belief, Ritual and the Securing of Life

Belief, Ritual and the Securing of Life
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9789004664678
ISBN-13 : 900466467X
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Download or read book Belief, Ritual and the Securing of Life written by Ruel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays focuses upon the religion and ritual of the Kuria people of East Africa, but uses this material to raise wider comparative and cross-cultural issues regarding broad themes in eastern Bantu religions as well as western assumptions about religion and individual personhood.


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