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In Africa as well as in Europe, many spirits and their mediums are part of local as well as global cultures. Christian spirits named Hitler, Mussolini, or King Bruce (Bruce Lee) flourish in a pantheon of new holy spirits in Uganda waging war against the government. Spirits of airplanes, engines, guitars, and angels are found in Central Africa; and thunder, snakes, and rain as well as playboys and prostitutes inhabit the spirit world in West Africa. Spirit possession cults have continued to proli
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- Author
- Ute Luig Heike Behrend; Heike Behrend
- Publisher
- Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780299166304
- Category
- spirituality
- Subjects
- Religion, Body Mind & Spirit, Anthropology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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