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Dogon Muslims, “Pagan” Saints, and Other Seeming Oxymorons in West Africa

Dogon Muslims and pagan saints are key figures emblematic of the dramatic social transformations Mali has witnessed since the mid-20th century.

Benjamin Soares Benjamin Soares

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The Child Is Now 25 – A Short Introduction to a Special Issue

Cunnar, Geoffrey E, and Anders Högberg. 2015. The Child Is Now 25 – A Short Introduction to a Special Issue. Childhood in the Past 8 (2): 75...

Anders Högberg Anders Högberg

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Subjects of Modernity

Dube, Saurabh. 2017. Subjects of Modernity. Time-space, disciplines, margins. (1st ed.). Stellenbosch: African Sun Media. https://doi.org/10...

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