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The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar
The Weight of the Past Living with History in Mahajanga Madagascar
Author: Michael Lambek
In The Weight of the Past, Michael Lambek explores the complex ways that history shapes, constrains, and enables daily life. Focusing on ritual performances of spirit mediumship in a multifaceted religious landscape, Lambek's analysis reveals the multiple ways that Sakalava "bear" history. In Mahajanga, Madagascar, to bear history is at o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781403960689
ISBN-10: 1403960682
Publication Date: 1/17/2003
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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