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Horses, musicians & godsBook 1983 • Besmer, Fremont E.
Hausa • Africa > Western Africa
Besmer's study deals with the Hausa bori cult of spirit-possession, or possesion-trance, as practiced in Nigeria. Besmer focuses on the cult's adepts, or trancers, and the musicians who also play an important role in trance events. The author present...