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Paperback. Zustand: Good. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback, spine discolored, else in good condition. Text in English. Illustrated in black and white. Please see description or ask for photos.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1996. Africa. University of Chicago Press. Very good - fine paperback 239p. 9/23.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780226265025.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 254 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 272.

Zustand: New. pp. 260 4 Figures, Illus.

Zustand: New. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386. . 2009. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 16 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360. . 1996. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

PAPERBACK. Zustand: cover wear otherwise very good. 216pp spiral bound 4to paperback.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 260 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Remains of Ritual,' Steven M. Friedson's second book on musical experience in African ritual, focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. Friedson presents a multifaceted understanding of religious practice through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Each chapter of this fascinating book considers a different aspect of ritual life, demonstrating throughout that none of them can be conceived of separately from their musicality--in the Brekete world, music functions as ritual and ritual as music. Dance and possession, chanted calls to prayer, animal sacrifice, the sounds and movements of wake keeping, the play of the drums all come under Friedson's careful scrutiny, as does his own position and experience within this ritual-dominated society.…

Zustand: New. For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits.KlappentextrnrnList of Illustrations Pr.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Note on Orthography Introduction: Ethnography as Possibility 1: To Dance and To Dream 2: God, Humans, and Spirits 3: Blood and Spirit: The Chilopa Sacrifice 4: The Musical Construction of Clinical Reality 5: In the Vimbuza Mode 6: Conclusion: An Ontology of Energy Epilogue Appendix A: Glossary of Vimbuza Spirits Appendix B: Vimbuza Rhythmic Mottos Appendix C: Vimbuza Song Texts Notes Bibliography Index.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 260 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.