Spirit possession and personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg /Susan J. Rasmussen.

Rasmussen, Susan J., 1949-,

Spirit possession and personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg /Susan J. Rasmussen. - Cambridge [England] ; New York, New York, USA : Cambridge University Press, (c)1995. - xi, 178 pages ; 24 cm.



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.



94011233 //r95

GB95-22705


Tuaregs--Religion.
Women, Tuareg--Religious life.

Religion Niger

BL2480 / .S657 1995 BL2480