Alice Lakwena & The Holy Spirits

Alice Lakwena & The Holy Spirits War in Northern Uganda, 1985-97 - Eastern African Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

In August 1986, Alice Auma, a young Acholi woman in northern Uganda, proclaiming herself under the orders of a Christian spirit, raised an army and fought the government's "witches and sorcerers". This text gives an internal view of Alice's movement, based on interviews with its members.

Book information

ISBN: 9780852552483
Publisher: J. Currey
Imprint: J. Currey
Pub date:
DEWEY: 299.69761
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 210
Weight: 390g
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm