Human Spirits: A Cultural Account of Trance in Mayotte: Cambridge Studies in Cultural Systems
Autor Michael Lambeken Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 noi 1981
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521282550
ISBN-10: 0521282551
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Studies in Cultural Systems
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521282551
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Studies in Cultural Systems
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
List of tables and figures; Preface: cultural zero; Acknowledgements; Stylistic conventions; Introduction; Part I. Spirits and Hosts in Mayotte: 1. An overview of Mayotte society; 2. Who the spirits are not: possession and Islam; 3. The nature of spirits: first approximations; 4. The incidence of trance; 5. Possession as a system of communication; Part II. The Syntagmatic Dimension: 6. Negotiation and energence: the case of Habiba; 7. Medicine and transformation: the case of Habiba continued; 8. The hidden name: the case of Rukia; 9. Of affines and annunciations; Part III. The Paradigmatic Dimension: 10. The trumba spirits; 11. The world of possession; 12. The spirits as children; Conclusion; Appendix: Additional classes of possession spirits in Mayotte; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Descriere
This book describes and interprets trance behaviour among the Malagasy speakers of Mayotte.