The Forest of Symbols: Aspects of Ndembu Ritual

Ben-Amos, Dan, Turner, Victor·1970·Western Folklore

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Authors: Ben-Amos, D., & Turner, V.
Venue: Western Folklore
Publisher: JSTOR
Published: 1970-04
Volume: 29
Issue: 2
Pages: 134
ISSN: 0043-373X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/1498807
OpenAlex: W1520776910
Cited by: 4,286
References: 0
FWCI: 662.77
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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