The Weight of the Past
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-4039-6067-2 (ISBN)
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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.
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.
Part I A poiesis of history: bearing Sakalava history: a glossary of key terms; into the maze - surface and centre, place, person, and potency; the Sakalava poiesis of history - realizing the past through spirit possession. Part II Structral remains - contemporary divisions of historical labour mechanical division: structure and history in the Northwest; the legacy of Lord Diviner, Ndramisara - organic division, kindedness, and Sakalava subjects; personal patricularism, mediumship, and distributive memory. Part III Serving the ancestors: popular performances - paying homage and gaining respect; the great service (Fanompoa Be). Part IV Practicing history: Kassim's burden - the practice of an exemplary spirit. Appendix: the plan of Bezavo : answering to history - conflict, conscience, and change; the play of the past - historicity in daily life. Conclusion: imagined continuities.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.3.2003 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Contemporary Anthropology of Religion |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrationsgenealtables,maps,plan |
| Verlagsort | Gordonsville |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 168 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 604 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4039-6067-4 / 1403960674 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4039-6067-2 / 9781403960672 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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