participants, a fruitful line of analysis is the mechanism of ‘ritual refraction’, which Houseman (2007 , 2010 ) identifies as a distinctive feature of these new forms of ritualization, which also characterize Neo-Paganism. According to this model, these
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Understanding Experiences and Decisions in Situations of Enduring Hardship in Africa
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