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Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar
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The Sakalava are one of the Malagasy ethnic groups of Madagascar. In this work, Michael Lambek starts from the basis of the mediumship and ritual which is the basis of an ancestral religious cult in Sakalava a cult that survives (controversially in some cases) alongside Christianity and Islam. These religious practices are more than mere religion. They are the site at which Sakalava historical memory, politics, and the economy are developed, generated, and extended. Ultimately, Lambek traces the concentric circles outward to provide a look at how subjectivity, the citizen, and a sense of identity is generated in a very different manner than the 'possessive individualism' of the West. The book makes contributions to the study of mediumship, religious practice, historical consciousness, psychological anthropology, and postcolonial politics. Its exploration of the distinct notion of the Sakalava self can be read as an implicit critique of Western culture.

Author Biography:

MICHAEL LAMBEK is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Human Spirits: A Cultural Account of Trance in Mayotte.
Release date NZ
March 7th, 2003
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Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Illustrations
XXI, 319 p.
Pages
319
Dimensions
155x235x19
ISBN-13
9781403960689
Product ID
2601372

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