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      The Dancing Prophets: Musical Experience in Tumbuka Healing

      Steven M. Friedson

      For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits.

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      Remains of Ritual: Northern Gods in a Southern Land

      Steven M. Friedson

      A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic…

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      Cover image for Remains of Ritual: Northern Gods in a Southern Land
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      Remains of Ritual: Northern Gods in a Southern Land

      Steven M. Friedson

      A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic…

      $127.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

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      The Dancing Prophets: Musical Experience in Tumbuka Healing

      Steven M. Friedson

      For the Tumbuka people of Malawi, traditional medical practices are filled with music. This ethnography explores a health care system populated by dancing prophets, singing patients and drummed spirits.

      $384.99

      Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order