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Tuareg women are sometimes possessed by spirits called 'the people of solitude', from which they are released by an evening ritual. In her analysis of this tolerated but unofficial cult, Susan Rasmussen analyses symbolism and aesthetic values, provides case studies, and reviews what local people think about the meaning of possession.Rasmussen, Susan J. is the author of 'Spirit Possession and Personhood Among the Kel Ewey Tuareg' with ISBN 9780521470070 and ISBN 0521470072.
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