{"product_id":"human-spirits-a-cultural-account-of-trance-in-mayotte-paperback-9780521282550","title":"Human Spirits: A Cultural Account of Trance in Mayotte (Paperback) 9780521282550","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHuman Spirits: A Cultural Account of Trance in Mayotte\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book describes and interprets trance behaviour among the Malagasy speakers of Mayotte.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Lambek (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521282550, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 November 1981\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBased on intensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book describes and interprets trance behaviour among the Malagasy speakers of Mayotte, a small island in the Comoro Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. Professor Lambek describes how the people of Mayotte (most often women) enter into trances, during which they believe their bodies are inhabited by spirits. He then analyses the conventions for behaviour in trance and the process by which the individuals come to terms with the spirits in their midst. The book presents thorough case studies of spirit possession over time, providing one of the most detailed accounts of possession phenomena available for a single society. The author argues that trance can best be understood as a social activity within a defined system of cultural meaning rather than as a psychological problem, a simple deception or a means of manipulating others. This book should be of particular interest to those concerned with the study of ritual, symbols and non-Western religious systems.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables and figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface: cultural zero\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Stylistic conventions\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Spirits and Hosts in Mayotte: 1. An overview of Mayotte society\u003cbr\u003e 2. Who the spirits are not: possession and Islam\u003cbr\u003e 3. The nature of spirits: first approximations\u003cbr\u003e 4. The incidence of trance\u003cbr\u003e 5. Possession as a system of communication\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Syntagmatic Dimension: 6. Negotiation and energence: the case of Habiba\u003cbr\u003e 7. Medicine and transformation: the case of Habiba continued\u003cbr\u003e 8. The hidden name: the case of Rukia\u003cbr\u003e 9. Of affines and annunciations\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Paradigmatic Dimension: 10. The trumba spirits\u003cbr\u003e 11. The world of possession\u003cbr\u003e 12. The spirits as children\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Additional classes of possession spirits in Mayotte\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005130952984,"sku":"9780521282550","price":23.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521282550i_e25de209-910e-4c9a-8b3b-44fc4bc9cab9.jpg?v=1691374493","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/human-spirits-a-cultural-account-of-trance-in-mayotte-paperback-9780521282550","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}