The mask of anarchy
the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war
by Ellis, Stephen
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"The Liberian civil war generated some of the most frightening news images of the recent past: camera crews and photographers recorded striking pictures of teenage boys, high on drugs, firing machine guns while dressed in masks or women's clothes. Men of the infamous "Butt Naked Brigade" fought street battles without the benefit of clothing.
There were so many cases of gunmen eating their victims' hearts and other body parts that the Catholic Church had to issue a formal denunciation of the practice."--BOOK JACKET.
"The Mask of Anarchy tells the story of the war, and explains why it unfolded in such dramatic fashion. The keys to understanding the fighters' behavior are to be found among the religious and cultural repertoires that once formed the core of rural Liberian life but which became deformed and abused in over a century of foreign settlement."--BOOK JACKET.
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Liberia Civil War, 1989-, Religious aspects, Sande Society, Religion, Poro (Society), Causes, History, Liberia, history, Liberia, politics and government, War, religious aspects, Africa, religion, Liberia, social life and customs, National Patriotic Front of LiberiaPlaces
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The mask of anarchy: the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war.
2007, New York University Press
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The Mask of Anarchy Updated Edition: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil War
September 1, 2006, NYU Press
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The Mask of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Roots of an African Civil War
July 2001, Hurst & Co Ltd
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The Mask of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil War
March 1, 2001, New York University Press
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The mask of anarchy: the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war
1999, New York University Press
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The mask of anarchy: the destruction of Liberia and the religious dimension of an African civil war
1999, Hurst & Co.
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Masks of Anarchy: The Destruction of Liberia and the Religious Dimension of an African Civil War
November 1, 1999, New York University Press
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