Ngoma - Discourses of Healing in Central and Southern Africa (Hardcover, New)

"Ngoma," "" in Bantu, means drum, song, performance, and healing cult or association. A widespread form of ritual healing in Central and Southern Africa, "ngoma" is fully investigated here for the first time and interpreted in a contemporary context. John Janzen's daring study incorporates drumming and spirit possession into a broader, institutional profile that emphasizes the varieties of knowledge and social forms and also the common elements of "doing "ngoma,""
Drawing on his recent field research in Kinshasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Mbabane, and Capetown, Janzen reveals how "ngoma" transcends national and social boundaries. Spoken and sung discourses about affliction, extended counseling, reorientation of the self or household, and the creation of networks that link the afflicted, their kin, and their healers are all central to "ngoma"--and familiar to Western self-help institutions as well. Students of African healing and also those interested in the comparative and historical study of medicine, religion, and music will find "Ngoma" a valuable and thought-provoking book.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care, 34
Release date:	October 1992
First published:	1994
Authors:	John M. Janzen
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	241
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-07265-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs
LSN:	0-520-07265-0
Barcode:	9780520072657

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