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For the Yaka of Southwestem Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of re-weaving the damaged strands. Here, Devisch offers an extended analysis of the Khita cult and an account of the workings of ritual healing.

Weaving the Threads of Life

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226143620, 978-0226143620
      ISBN10: 0226143627
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      Cultural studies Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

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      Book Synopsis
      For the Yaka of Southwestem Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of re-weaving the damaged strands. Here, Devisch offers an extended analysis of the Khita cult and an account of the workings of ritual healing.

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