From Blessing to Violence: History and Ideology in the Circumcision Ritual of the Merina of Madagascar
(Book #61 in the Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology Series)
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The circumcision ritual of the Merina of Madagascar is seen by them primarily as a blessing, involving the transfer of the love and concern of the ancestors of their descendants. Yet the ritual ends in an act of ciolent wounding of the child. Similarily, while the ritual involves a symbolic assault on women, it is nonetheless welcomed by them as a mark of receiving the blessing of the ancestors. In this book, Maurice Bloch provides a detailed description...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521314046
ISBN13:9780521314046
Release Date:April 1986
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:228 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 9.2"
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