Fusion of the Worlds: An Ethnography of Possession Among the Songhay of Niger

by Paul Stoller

Book Overview

"This ethnography is more like a film than a book, so well does Stoller evoke the color, sight, sounds, and movements of Songhay possession ceremonies."--Choice

"Stoller brilliantly recreates the reality of spirit presence; hosts are what they mediate, and spirits become flesh and blood in the 'fusion' with human existence. . . . An excellent demonstration of the benefits of a new genre of ethnographic writing. It expands our understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226775453
• ISBN13: 9780226775456
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"