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Nielssen, Hilde.

Ritual imagination a study of tromba possession among the Betsimisaraka in eastern Madagascar / [electronic resource] : by Hilde Nielssen. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012. - xi, 326 p. : col. ill. - Studies of religion in Africa, v. 40 0169-9814 ; . - Studies on religion in Africa ; 40. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Spirit possession--Madagascar.
Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people)--Religion.
Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people)--Social life and customs.
Cults--Madagascar.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL2480.B49 / N54 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 299.923