Susan J. Rasmussen,
Susan J. (University of Houston) Rasmussen
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2006
9780521025775
Spirit Possession and Personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg
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Paperback, 196 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
2006
ISBN13: 9780521025775
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Onderdeel van serie
Cambridge Studies in
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
Among the Tuareg people in the Air Mountain region of Niger, women are sometimes possessed by spirits called 'the people of solitude'. The evening curing rituals of the possessed, featuring drumming and song, take place before an audience of young men and women, who joke and flirt as the ritual unfolds. In her analysis of this tolerated but unofficial cult, Susan Rasmussen analyses symbolism and aesthetic values, provides case studies of possessed women, and reviews what local people think about the meaning of possession.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521025775
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:196
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Cambridge Studies in
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Illnesses of the heart and soul: the case of Asalama; Part I. Images of Possession: 2. Inversion and other tropes in spirit possession rituals; 3. 'Like a tree branch swaying in the wind': the head dance; 4. Illnesses of God: personhood, knowledge, and healing; Part II. Art, Agency, and Power in the Ritual Sessions: 5. Sound, solitude, and music; 6. The tande n goumaten songs; Conclusions; Notes; References, Index.