Spirit possession and personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg
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 r...
| Subtitles: | Spirit Possession & Personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1995.
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| In: | Year: 1995 |
| Reviews: | Spirit Possession and Personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg, by Susan J. Rasmussen. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1995, 178 pp. 49.95 (1996) (Feher, Shoshanah)
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| Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology
94 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tuaregs
Religion
B Women, Tuareg ; Religious life B Spirit Possession Niger B Women, Tuareg Religious life B Spirit possession ; Niger B Tuaregs ; Religion B Spirit Possession (Niger) |
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| Summary: | 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 women, and reviews what local people think about the meaning of possession. Illnesses of the heart and soul: the case of Asalama -- Inversion and other tropes in spirit possession rituals -- 'Like a tree branch swaying in the wind': the head dance -- Illnesses of God: personhood, knowledge and healing -- Sound, solitude, and music -- The tande n goumaten songs |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511521146 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511521140 |