Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789004664692
Series Statement:
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy - Book Archive pre-2000 20
Content:
The peoples of Madagascar are renowned for the prominence they give to the dead. In this edited volume, regional specialists reassess the significance of ancestors for changing relations of power, emerging identities, and local historical consciousness. Case-studies include The Royal Bath of 1817 (Pier Larson), Succession in an Urbanized Sakalava Kingdom (Lesley Sharp), The Antankaraìa Ritual Cycle (Michael Lambek, Andrew Walsh), Nineteenth-Century Norwegian Missionary Culture (Karina Hestad Skeie), Sacrifice on the East Coast (Jennifer Cole), Violence among the Zafimaniry (Maurice Bloch), and Circumcision and Colonialism in the South (Karen Middleton). Three further chapters present original research on slavery, memory, and cultural politics in the Highlands (Sandra Evers, David Graeber, Françoise Raison-Jourde). Diversity and complexity make this volume a valuable addition to the literature on ritual and religion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Preliminary Material /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004112896
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ancestors, Power and History in Madagascar Leiden : Brill, 1999 ISBN 9789004112896
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004664692
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