Nielssen, Hilde. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Spirit possession--Madagascar.<br/>Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people)--Religion.<br/>Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people)--Rites and ceremonies.<br/>Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people)--Social life and customs.<br/>Cults--Madagascar.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2480.B49  / N54 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>299.923