...Spirits, Bodies, and Performance in Belgian Congo This chapter uses archival documents as well as personal interviews to examine spirit-induced trembling (zakama) in the context of prophetic movements (kingunza) as a site of political contestation between the church, the colonial state...

... This chapter deals with the spirit world, especially in terms of two main classes of spirits, nature spirits and human spirits, for their role in mediating people’s relationships with the land and one another. Porgeran cosmology is underpinned by the flow of a vital life force throughout...