Spirit Possession and Muslim Practice in Northern Nigeria
O'Brien, Susan M.![Spirit Possession and Muslim Practice in Northern Nigeria](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/382/38286520/CHSBZCOP0338286520.jpg)
Northern Nigeria is home to the largest concentration of Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa. However, Susan M. O'Brien finds that the controversial practice of bori spirit possession often has challenged the dominant, public face of Islam. O'Brien tracks a long history of bori ritual persisting through several centuries of Islamic censure and British colonial suppression-as a healing practice, a form of entertainment, and a repository of Hausa memo...