Ritual imagination a study of tromba possession among the Betsimisaraka in eastern Madagascar / by Hilde Nielssen.

SeriesStudies of religion in Africa, 0169-9814 ; v. 40
Studies on religion in Africa ; 40. ^A522275
Contents The village -- The Betsimisaraka, history and the spread of tromba -- Localising tromba -- A spirit world of movement and change -- Making connections: spirits, persons and places -- Tromba nights of clapping, song and dance -- The judgement bath -- Tromba and the radical imaginary -- Tromba, translocality and the magic of the Malagasy nation -- Epilogue: magic and political imagination.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-319) and index.
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LCCN 2011030950
ISBN9789004215245 (hardback : alk. paper)

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