| Ancestors, Power and History in Madagascar Contributor(s): Middleton, Karen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004112898 ISBN-13: 9789004112896 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $144.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1999 Annotation: 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 Antankarala 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, Frangoise Raison-Jourde). Diversity and complexity make this volume a valuable addition to the literature on ritual and religion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 306.096 |
| LCCN: 99017591 |
| Series: Studies of Religion in Africa |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.52" W x 9.7" (1.80 lbs) 362 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Antankara a 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, Fran oise Raison-Jourde). Diversity and complexity make this volume a valuable addition to the literature on ritual and religion. |