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Credits

Drawing of Ogou and photo of Mambo Michele used with permission from Mambo Michele
Photo titled, "Yemaya, possessing a male Santeria priest, speaks with another ritual participant in a tambor ceremony. The money tucked into her cap is an offering to her that she can dispense to others as she wishes. Santiago de Cuba, October 1999" is used with permission from K. Wirtz.

Photos of "Espiritismo cruzado ceremony, El Cobre, Cuba, July 2006" were taken by A. Larduet and used with permission from K. Wirtz.

Photos of Zar Cult in Egypt are used with permission from Nicolas Nilsson.