Signs of the spirit : music and the experience of meaning in Ndau ceremonial life / Tony Perman.

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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 mediu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perman, Tony, 1973- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Ndau (African people) > Music > History and criticism.
Ndau (African people) > Social life and customs.
Rites and ceremonies > Zimbabwe.
Dance > Zimbabwe.
Drum > Performance > Zimbabwe.
Music, Influence of > Zimbabwe.
Spirit possession > Zimbabwe.
Spiritualism > Zimbabwe.
Dance.
Drum > Performance.
Music, Influence of.
Rites and ceremonies.
Spirit possession.
Spiritualism.
Zimbabwe.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:viii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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