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The possessed and the dispossessed : spirits, identity, and power in a Madagascar migrant town /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharp, Lesley Alexandra
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [1993]
Series:Comparative studies of health systems and medical care ; no. 37.
Subjects:
Sakalava (Malagasy people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Sakalava (Malagasy people) > Religion.
Sakalava (Malagasy people) > Social conditions.
Spirit possession > Madagascar > Ambanja.
Ancestor worship > Madagascar > Ambanja.
Ambanja (Madagascar) > Religious life and customs.
Description
Physical Description:xix, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520080017 (cloth : alk. paper)