Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-270) and index.
Contents
Background -- Remembering spirits and Sufis in central Sudan -- House of Zainab -- Ottoman ranks -- Colonialism and colonization -- Independence, Islamism and modernity -- House of spirits -- World of red spirits -- Nations of spirits -- Serving the spirits -- Dealing with power -- Bargaining with power -- Pirits at play -- Sacrifice -- Not a moment to lose -- Slavery remembered: lessons from the Zar -- Glossary of Arabic terms.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
