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Fusion of the worlds : an ethnography of possession among the Songhay of Niger / Paul Stoller.
Van Pelt Library DT547.45.S65 S75 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stoller, Paul
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Songhai (African people).
- Spirit possession--Niger.
- Spirit possession.
- Niger.
- Physical Description:
- xxii unnumbered pages, 244 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press, [1989]
- 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:
- Sequel to: In sorcery's shadow.
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 235-239.
- ISBN:
- 0226775445 :
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