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020 a| 0226143619 (cloth : alk. paper);

020 a| 0226143627 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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245 10 a| Weaving the threads of life :b| the Khita gyn-eco-logical healing cult among the Yaka /c| René Devisch.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 1993.;

300 a| x, 334 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Based on the author's Se recréer femme. Chapters 2-3 and 1-7 have been expanded, and chapters l, 4, and 8, the prologue, and epilogue are completely new.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-323) and index.;

650 0 a| Yaka (African people)x| Medicine.=| ^A842218;

650 0 a| Yaka (African people)x| Rites and ceremonies.=| ^A325800;

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650 0 a| Traditional medicinez| Congo (Democratic Republic)z| Kinshasa.=| ^A345842;

650 0 a| Infertility, Femalez| Congo (Democratic Republic)z| Kinshasa.=| ^A1692;

700 1 a| Devisch, Renaat,d| 1944-t| Se recréer femme.=| ^A325799;

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Weaving the threads of life : the Khita gyn-eco-logical healing cult among the Yaka / René Devisch.

Author/creator	Devisch, Renaat, 1944-
Other author	Devisch, Renaat, 1944-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1993.
Description	x, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects	Yaka (African people)--Medicine. Yaka (African people)--Rites and ceremonies. Cults--Congo (Democratic Republic). --Kinshasa. Traditional medicine--Congo (Democratic Republic). --Kinshasa. Infertility, Female--Congo (Democratic Republic). --Kinshasa.

General note	Based on the author's Se recréer femme. Chapters 2-3 and 1-7 have been expanded, and chapters l, 4, and 8, the prologue, and epilogue are completely new.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-323) and index.
LCCN	93000355
ISBN	0226143619 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226143627 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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