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BL
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639721
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| Main Entry
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Luongo, Katherine,1975-
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| Title & Author
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Witchcraft and colonial rule in Kenya, 1900-1955 /\ Katherine Luongo
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2011
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| Series Statement
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African studies ;; 116
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xiv, 243 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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110701218x
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: 9781107012189
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Clans and councils, caravans and conquest, cosmology and colonialism : Ukambani in the late 19th and early 20th centuries -- Understanding Uoi, Uwe, and Kithitu in Ukambani -- The "cosmology" of the colonial state -- The Wakamba witch trials : a witch-murder in 1930s Kenya -- Witchcraft, murder, and death sentences after Rex v. Kumwaka -- The world of oathing and witchcraft in Mau Mau-era Machakos -- Cleansing Ukambani witches -- Epilogue
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Witchcraft-- Kenya-- History-- 20th century
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Witchcraft-- Political aspects-- Kenya-- History-- 20th century
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Kamba (African people)-- History-- 20th century
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British-- Kenya-- History-- 20th century
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Colonial administrators-- Kenya-- History-- 20th century
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Trials (Witchcraft)-- Kenya-- History-- 20th century
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Witchcraft-- Law and legislation-- Kenya-- History-- 20th century
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Kenya, Colonial influence
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Kenya, Politics and government, To 1963
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Kenya, Social life and customs, 20th century
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| LC Classification
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BF1584.K4L86 2011
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