Medicine and Kingship: Endogenous Centralization in East and Central Africa by Koen Stroeken

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Igreja, Victor. 2023. "Medicine and Kingship: Endogenous Centralization in East and Central Africa by Koen Stroeken ." Current Anthropology. 64 (3), pp. 231-232. https://doi.org/10.1086/725199
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Medicine and Kingship: Endogenous Centralization in East and Central Africa by Koen Stroeken

ERA Journal ID9475
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AuthorsIgreja, Victor
Journal TitleCurrent Anthropology
Journal Citation64 (3), pp. 231-232
Number of Pages2
Year2023
Place of PublicationUnited States
ISSN0011-3204
1537-5382
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1086/725199
Web Address (URL)https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/725199
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020440106. Medical anthropology
430322. Sub-Saharan African history
Byline AffiliationsSchool of Humanities and Communication
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