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Fusion of the Worlds : An Ethnography of Possession among the Songhay of Niger
Fusion of the Worlds An Ethnography of Possession among the Songhay of Niger
Author: Paul Stoller
"This ethnography is more like a film than a book, so well does Stoller evoke the color, sight, sounds, and movements of Songhay possession ceremonies."--Choice — "Stoller brilliantly recreates the reality of spirit presence; hosts are what they mediate, and spirits become flesh and blood in the 'fusion' with human existence. . . . An exce...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226775449
ISBN-10: 0226775445
Publication Date: 7/10/1989
Pages: 268
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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