Quest for Fruition Through Ngoma

The Political Aspects of Healing in Southern Africa

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

328 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

Rich ethnographic studies expanding the understanding of ngoma in Africa.The indigenous African healing system of music, dance, possession and trance is perhaps best known through John Janzen's book Ngoma: Discourse of Healing in Central and Southern Africa. This collection engages with Janzen'sanalysis and examines ngoma in its culturally diverse manifestations.North America: Ohio U Press

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-01-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt:274 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:James Currey
ISBN:9780852552636

Utforska kategorier

Recensioner i media

... rich ethnography and provocative intellectual engagement. -

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction - beyond the confinement of affliction; a discursive field of experience, Rijk van Dijk, Ria Reis, Marja Spierenburg; kings, spirits and brides in Tanzania, Henny Blokland; gender and ngoma - the power of drums in Eastern Zambia, Annette Drews; the "wounded healer" as ideology - the work of ngoma in Swaziland, Ria Reis; social commentaries and the influence of the clientele - the case of the Mhondoro cult in Dande, Zimbabwe, Marja Spierenburg; the story of a scapegoat king in rural Malawi, Matthew Schoffeleers; the politics of therapeutic ngoma - the case of the Zionist churches in urban Zambia, Cor Jonker; ngoma, born-again fundamentalism and contesting representations of time in urban Malawi, Rijk van Dijk.