The Quest for Fruition Through Ngoma: Political Aspects of Healing in Southern Africa

Rich ethnographic studies expanding the understanding of ngoma in Africa.

The indigenous African healing system of music, dance, possession and trance is perhaps best known through John Janzen's book Ngoma: Discourse of Healing in Central and Southern Africa. This collection engages with Janzen'sanalysis and examines ngoma in its culturally diverse manifestations.

North America: Ohio U Press