Preface and acknowledgments, 1 Introduction: Towards a theory of religious change in, 2 Possession and mediumship in Zambia: towards a comparative approach, 3 Explorations in the history and sociology of territorial cults in Zambia, 4 Religious change and the problem of evil in western Zambia, 5 Regional and non-regional cults of affliction in western Zambia, 6 Ritual, class and urban-rural relations, 7 Cults of affliction in town, and the articulation of modes of production, 8 Religious innovation and political conflict in Zambia: the Lumpa rising, Notes, Bibliography, Archival materials consulted, Notes to plates, Author index, Subject index
