Alice Lakwena & the holy spirits: war in Northern Uganda, 1985-97

In August 1986, Alice Auma, a young Acholi woman in northern Uganda, proclaiming herself under the orders of a Christian spirit, raised an army called the 'Holy Spirit Mobile Forces' and with it waged a war, not only against the National Resistance Army of the government but also against i...

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Main Author: Behrend, Heike (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford James Currey 1999.
In:Year: 1999
Series/Journal:Eastern African studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Uganda / Guerilla / Holy Spirit Mobile Forces / Magic
B Auma, Alice / Medium / Holy Spirit Mobile Forces
Further subjects:B Spiritualism (Uganda)
B Spiritualism Uganda
B Acholi (African people) ; Religion
B Uganda History, 1979-
B Uganda History 1979-
B Acholi (African people) Religion
B Religion And Politics (Uganda)
B Religion and politics ; Uganda
B Auma, Alice ; Teachings
B Auma, Alice
B Spiritualism ; Uganda
B Uganda ; History ; 1979-
B Religion And Politics Uganda
B Auma, Alice Teachings
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9780852552483
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