From Blessing to Violence: History and Ideology in the Circumcision Ritual of the Merina of Madagascar

by Maurice Bloch

Book Overview

The circumcision ritual of the Merina of Madagascar is seen by them primarily as a blessing, involving the transfer of the love and concern of the ancestors of their descendants. Yet the ritual ends... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521314046
• ISBN13: 9780521314046
• Release Date: April 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 9.2"