Art et guérison: les rites de possession "mahamba" liés à la fécondité chez les Luvale de Zambie

This paper deals with a number of symbolic practices and art forms that have developed within rituals of possession known as mahamba in the upper Zambezi and Kasai area. I refer mostly to the Luvale of Zambia, among whom there are numerous mahamba, variously related to serious illness, sterility, ma...

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Main Author: B. Wastiau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1998-01-01
Series:Afrika Focus
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Online Access:http://www.gap.ugent.be/africafocus/pdf/98-14-1-Wastiau.pdf