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In Sorcery's Shadow: A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger

by Paul Stoller, Cheryl Olkes · 1989 · 252 pages

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The tale of Paul Stoller's sojourn among sorcerors in the Republic of Niger is a story of growth and change, of mutual respect and understanding that will challenge all who read it to plunge deeply into an alien world.

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Subject
anthropologyhistorymemoir
Themes
religion
Setting
africa
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 252 pages

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