Wombs and Alien Spirits: Women, Men, and the Zar Cult in Northern Sudan, by Janice Boddy. (New Directions in Anthropological Writing: History, Poetics, Cultural Criticism.) xiv + 360 pages, tables, figures, map, glossary, references, index. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison 1989. $45.00/$23.95.

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Wombs and Alien Spirits: Women, Men, and the Zar Cult in Northern Sudan, by Janice Boddy. (New Directions in Anthropological Writing: History, Poetics, Cultural Criticism.) xiv + 360 pages, tables, figures, map, glossary, references, index. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison 1989. $45.00/$23.95.

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0026318400023701

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Journal: Middle East Studies Association Bulletin

Publication Date: Jul 1, 1991

Affiliation: New York University

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Wombs and Alien Spirits: Women, Men, and the Zar Cult in Northern Sudan, by Janice Boddy. (New Directions in Anthropological Writing: History, Poetics, Cultural Criticism.) xiv + 360 pages, tables, figures, map, glossary, references, index. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison 1989. 23.95. - Volume 25 Issue 1

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