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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2013 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-51.1.185
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
T h e S p e l l T h a t F a i l s L a c k s a n E s s e n t i a l T e r m : P o e t r y , A n i m i s m , a n d I d e o p h o n e s A D É L É K È A D É È K Ó "w h a t tim e cannot m easure o f m o ve m e n t is its a n im a tion, its v ita lity " — Caroline Rooney A frican Literature, A n im ism , an d Politics Introduction D uring the fie ld w o rk fo r his doctoral research in the a n th ro p o lo g y o f tra d itio n a l m edicine and religion in N igeria in th e late 1980s, S. A. O sunw ole encountered a healing session at w hich a splitting-headache patient was instructed to rem ove his hat and get do w n on his knees, w
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2013