The Sakalava poiesis of history: Realizing the past through spirit possession in Madagascar

American Ethnologist

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-127

  Lambek, Michael ^a  

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EID: 0040427846     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ae.1998.25.2.106     Document Type: Review

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