Ancestors, power and history in Madagascar /

Ancestors, power and history in Madagascar / edited by Karen Middleton. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1999. - xi, 360 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Studies of religion in Africa, 20. 0169-9814 ; . - Studies on religion in Africa ; 20. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9004112898 (cloth : alk. paper)

99017591


Ancestor worship--Madagascar.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Madagascar.


Madagascar--Social life and customs.
Madagascar--Religious life and customs.
Madagascar--Politics and government.

GN661.M2 / A52 1999

276.91 M628A