Overview

The indigenous African healing system of music, dance, possession and trance is perhaps best known through John Janzen's book Ngoma: Discourse of Healing in Central and Southern Africa. This collection engages with Janzen's analysis and examines ngoma in its culturally diverse manifestations. North America: Ohio U Press

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Author:   Rijk Van Dijk ,  Ria Reis ,  Ria Reis ,  Marja Spierenburg
Publisher:   James Currey
Imprint:   James Currey
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.274kg
ISBN:  

9780852552636

ISBN 10:   0852552637
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction - beyond the confinement of affliction; a discursive field of experience, Rijk van Dijk, Ria Reis, Marja Spierenburg; kings, spirits and brides in Tanzania, Henny Blokland; gender and ngoma - the power of drums in Eastern Zambia, Annette Drews; the ""wounded healer"" as ideology - the work of ngoma in Swaziland, Ria Reis; social commentaries and the influence of the clientele - the case of the Mhondoro cult in Dande, Zimbabwe, Marja Spierenburg; the story of a scapegoat king in rural Malawi, Matthew Schoffeleers; the politics of therapeutic ngoma - the case of the Zionist churches in urban Zambia, Cor Jonker; ngoma, born-again fundamentalism and contesting representations of time in urban Malawi, Rijk van Dijk."

Reviews

... rich ethnography and provocative intellectual engagement. - Michael Humphrey in ASAAP The book as a whole shows anthropology in transition, struggling with its own past and its future, as the authors discover new aspects to healing and reach for parallels elsewhere. In a concluding review, Janzen comments on the rich and varied ethnography these essays offer, traces his own scholarly quest from his studies of healing in Lower Congo to Ngoma, and notes that Ngoma is becoming a worldwide phenomenon. - Wyatt Macgaffey in BULLETIN of SOAS

'... rich ethnography and provocative intellectual engagements' - Todd Sanders in African Studies Review 'The collection is an engaged and focused discussion on ngoma which raises important questions about the vitality and adaptability of the ritual complex.' - Michael Humphrey in ASAAP 'The book as a whole shows anthropology in transition, struggling with its own past and its future, as the authors discover new aspects to healing and reach for parallels elsewhere. In a concluding review, Janzen comments on the rich and varied ethnography these essays offer, traces his own scholarly quest from his studies of healing in Lower Congo to Ngoma, and notes that Ngoma is becoming a worldwide phenomenon. - Wyatt Macgaffey in Bulletin of SOAS

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