Spirit possession and witchcraft in modern Sudan
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Ερευνών
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2241-8512,0013-9696
DOI: 10.12681/grsr.62