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Fusion of the worlds : an ethnography of possession among the Songhay of Niger / Paul Stoller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stoller, Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Songhai (African people).
- Spirit possession--Niger.
- Spirit possession.
- Niger.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 243 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : illustrations, maps
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- PrologueAcknowledgmentsPersonae1. Looking for SerciPart One: Organization of the Possession Troupe2. Zimas from Tillaberi3. Gusabu's Mediums4. Praise-Singers from the River5. Cries of the Violin, Rhythms of the DrumPart Two: Theaters of Songhay Experience6. Rain Dance: Rites of the Ancestors7. Horrific Comedy: The HaukaPart Three: Possession in a Changing World8. Sexual Comedy: The Sasale9. Two Mouths, Two HeartsEpilogue: Fusion of the WorldsNotesGlossaryReferencesIndex
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780226775494
- 0226775496
- Publisher Number:
- 99987092555
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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