Trance as artefact : de-othering transformative states, with reference to examples from contemporary dance in Canada

Reflecting on his fieldwork among the Malagasy speakers of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, Canadian anthropologist Michael Lambek questions why the West has a "blind spot" when it comes to the human activity of trance. Immersed in his subject's trance practices, he questions why such a f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cauthery, Bridget E.
Published: University of Surrey 2007
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.731104