Ngoma: Discourses of Healing in Central and Southern Africa de Manzen, John M - 1992

Berkely: University of California Press, 1992. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care Series. Grey cloth, xv, 241pp. Illustrated. Small red stamp on bottom edge, otherwise fine in a fine d/w. "Central to Ngoma are the use of spoken and sung discourse about misfortune and affliction." The author goes beyond the ritual drumming and spirit possession into a broader institutional profile that emphasizes the varieties of knowledge and social forms. A contemporary study.