Sudanese Zar Tumbura Cult - Slaves, Armies, Spirits and History

This book offers a historically-sensitive ethnography of the z¿r ¿umbura spirit possession cult, associated with descendants of African slaves who live mainly in the area of Greater Khartoum, Sudan.

List of contents

Introduction: struggling for meaning
1 The slaves and the free
2 The spirit and the process
3 The difficult years and the spark of hope
4 ¿umbura and the ¿ir¿g magical roots
5 ¿umbura and the new autonomy of Azraq Benda
6 Epilogue: hoping for a new start

About the author

Gerasimos Makris is a professor in the Department of Social Anthropology at Panteion University in Athens, Greece.

Summary

This book offers a historically-sensitive ethnography of the zar ?umbura spirit possession cult, associated with descendants of African slaves who live mainly in the area of Greater Khartoum, Sudan.

Product details

• Authors: Gerasimos Makris, Makris Gerasimos
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2023
• EAN: 9781032394039
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239403-9
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: The Anthropology of History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sudan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Africa, Society & culture: general, HISTORY / Africa / North, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Folklore, myths & legends, Social and cultural anthropology, African History, Society and culture: general, Traditional African religions and spiritual beliefs, Tribal religions, Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs, RELIGION / Folk & Tribal, Khartoum