04531cam a2200697Ma 4500 ocn763160747 OCoLC 20200709055425.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 110720s2012 ne a ob 001 0 eng d 2011030950 E7B eng pn E7B N$T UIU OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ COO NLGGC OCLCQ AZK LOA COCUF MOR PIFAG OTZ OCLCQ U3W OCLCF STF WRM OCLCA OCLCQ VTS NRAMU VT2 YDX 961631231 962609400 966242686 988455799 991927695 994898556 1037729343 1038683605 1038691608 1045547025 1055397065 9789004223875 (electronic bk.) 9004223878 (electronic bk.) 9004215247 (hardback ; alk. paper) 9789004215245 (hardback ; alk. paper) 9789004215245 (hardback ; alk. paper) 394337 (N$T) (OCoLC)763160747 (OCoLC)961631231 (OCoLC)962609400 (OCoLC)966242686 (OCoLC)988455799 (OCoLC)991927695 (OCoLC)994898556 (OCoLC)1037729343 (OCoLC)1038683605 (OCoLC)1038691608 (OCoLC)1045547025 (OCoLC)1055397065 f-mg--- BL2480.B49 N54 2012eb REL 029000 bisacsh 299.923 23 MAIN Nielssen, Hilde. Ritual imagination : a study of tromba possession among the Betsimisaraka in eastern Madagascar / by Hilde Nielssen. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012. 1 online resource (xi, 326 pages) : color illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies of religion in Africa, 0169-9814 ; v. 40 Includes bibliographical references and index. The village -- The Betsimisaraka, history and the spread of tromba -- Localising tromba -- A spirit world of movement and change -- Making connections: spirits, persons and places -- Tromba nights of clapping, song and dance -- The judgement bath -- Tromba and the radical imaginary -- Tromba, translocality and the magic of the Malagasy nation -- Epilogue: magic and political imagination. "Ritual Imagination is a study of spirit possession and ritual dynamics. Based on fieldwork in eastern Madagascar, Hilde Nielssen shows how tromba possession works as a flexible and fluid force, whose ritual imaginary playfully draws together elements from radically different cultural and social domains, thereby constituting human realities and creating ways of relating to changing and disjunctive circumstances. Tromba's strength lies in its fluid capacities to relate to ongoing social change by altering its own practices, while at the same time continuing to heal person and cosmos. The book critically addresses the still dominant perspective in anthropology, where rituals are understood as representations of culture and society. Using tromba as a pivotal case in the critique of ritual as representation, this book offers a fresh perspective on ritual and spirit possession."--Publisher's website. Master record variable field(s) change: 050 Spirit possession Madagascar. Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people) Religion. Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people) Rites and ceremonies. Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people) Social life and customs. Cults Madagascar. RELIGION Ethnic & Tribal. bisacsh Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people) Religion. fast (OCoLC)fst00830965 Betsimisaraka (Malagasy people) Social life and customs. fast (OCoLC)fst00830966 Cults. fast (OCoLC)fst00884980 Spirit possession. fast (OCoLC)fst01130054 Madagascar. fast (OCoLC)fst01209332 Ritus. (DE-588)4124068-6 gnd Betsimasaraka. (DE-588)4575382-9 gnd Madagaskar Süd. (DE-588)4369057-9 gnd Electronic books. Print version: Nielssen, Hilde. Ritual imagination. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012 (DLC) 2011030950 Studies on religion in Africa ; 40. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=394337 ebrary EBRY ebr10502534 EBSCOhost EBSC 394337 YBP Library Services YANK 7150429 92 N$T 50644 50644