Signs of the Spirit Music and the Experience of Meaning in Ndau Ceremonial Life |
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| Author:
| Perman, Tony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-04325-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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In 2005, Tony Perman attended a ceremony alongside the living and the dead. His visit to a Zimbabwe farm brought him into contact with the madhlozi, outsider spirits that Ndau people rely upon for guidance, protection, and their collective prosperity. Perman's encounters with the spirits, the mediums who bring them back, and the accompanying ......
In 2005, Tony Perman attended a ceremony alongside the living and the dead. His visit to a Zimbabwe farm brought him into contact with the madhlozi, outsider spirits that Ndau people rely upon for guidance, protection, and their collective prosperity. Perman's encounters with the spirits, the mediums who bring them back, and the accompanying ......