Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The social determination of ritual
- 2 Background politico-religious history of the Merina, 1770–1970
- 3 Background to Merina social organisation and religion
- 4 Description and preliminary analysis of a circumcision ritual
- 5 The symbolism of circumcision
- 6 The myth of the origin of circumcision
- 7 The history of the circumcision
- 8 The circumcision ritual in history: towards a theory of the transformation of ideology
- Notes
- References
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The social determination of ritual
- 2 Background politico-religious history of the Merina, 1770–1970
- 3 Background to Merina social organisation and religion
- 4 Description and preliminary analysis of a circumcision ritual
- 5 The symbolism of circumcision
- 6 The myth of the origin of circumcision
- 7 The history of the circumcision
- 8 The circumcision ritual in history: towards a theory of the transformation of ideology
- Notes
- References
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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- From Blessing to ViolenceHistory and Ideology in the Circumcision Ritual of the Merina, pp. 196 - 199Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1986