Spirit Possession and Personhood Among the Kel Ewey Tuareg
(Book #94 in the Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology Series)
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Among the Tuareg people in the Air Mountain region of Niger, women are sometimes possessed by spirits called 'the people of solitude'. The evening curing rituals of the possessed, featuring drumming and song, take place before an audience of young men and women, who joke and flirt as the ritual unfolds. In her analysis of this tolerated but unofficial cult, Susan Rasmussen analyses symbolism and aesthetic values, provides case studies of possessed...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052102577X
ISBN13:9780521025775
Release Date:April 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:196 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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