Contesting sacred space
Subtitle: a pilgrimage study of the Mwali cult of Southern Africa
By: Leslie S. Nthoi.
Series: Religion in contemporary Africa series; Religion in contemporary Africa series (Trenton, N.J.)
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Trenton, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Africa, Southern; Sacred space -- Africa, Southern; Shrines -- Africa, Southern; Africa, Southern -- Religion; Africa, Southern -- Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religious beliefs; title: The Mwali cult; title: Pilgrimage studies: theoretical perspectives; title: Pilgrimage at Njelele; title: Testing the theories; title: The construction of images of place and office.