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Robin Horton. Patterns of Thought in Africa and the West. Essays on Magic, Religion and Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 471 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $59.95. Cloth.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Clarke K. Speed*
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

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Copyright © African Studies Association 1995

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Notes

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