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Body.: Illness, Memory, and the Dynamics of Healing
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- Bertelsen, Bjørn Enge (Author)
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Body.: Illness, Memory, and the Dynamics of Healing
Abstract
When residents of Chimoio and Honde talk of the forceful and potentially perilous dimensions of spirits, healing, and illness, they frequently relate them to <i>tchianhu wo atewe.</i> Spirits, which embody various potencies and capacities, are integral to diurnal and nocturnal lives in urban and rural contexts alike. As shown previously, a wide range of spirits exhibit dynamics of re-/deterritorialization. Further, people relate to ancestral spirits, so-called <i>vadzimu,</i> in annual private rituals to secure the well-being of their <i>dzindza</i> and household, or they participate in more elaborate communal rituals led by authorities like the <i>tchirenge,</i> who invoke the ancestors’ protection from
Book Title
Violent Becomings
Series
State Formation, Sociality, and Power in Mozambique
Volume
4
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Date
2016
Pages
121-159
ISBN
978-1-78533-236-4
Short Title
Body.
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02/11/2021, 22:39
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Bertelsen, B. E. (2016). Body.: Illness, Memory, and the Dynamics of Healing. In Violent Becomings (Vol. 4, pp. 121–159). Berghahn Books. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv8bt1ff.15
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