{"product_id":"9780226775456","title":"Fusion of the Worlds : An Ethnography of Possession among the Songhay of Niger by Paul Stoller","description":"\"This ethnography is more like a film than a book, so well does Stoller evoke the color, sight, sounds, and movements of Songhay possession ceremonies.\"-Choice\"Stoller brilliantly recreates the reality of spirit presence; hosts are what they mediate, and spirits become flesh and blood in the 'fusion' with human existence. . . . An excellent demonstration of the benefits of a new genre of ethnographic writing. It expands our understanding of the harsh world of Songhay mediums and sorcerers.\"-Bruce Kapferer, American Ethnologist\"A vivid story that will appeal to a wide audience. . . . The voices of individual Songhay are evident and forceful throughout the story. . . . Like a painter, [Stoller] is concerned with the rich surface of things, with depicting images, evoking sensations, and enriching perceptions. . . . He has succeeded admirably.\" -Michael Lambek, American Anthropologist\"Events (ceremonies and life histories) are evoked in cinematic style. . . . [This book is] approachable and absorbing-it is well written, uncluttered by jargon and elegantly structured.\"-Richard Fardon, Times Higher Education Supplement\"Compelling, insightful, rich in ethnographic detail, and worthy of becoming a classic in the scholarship on Africa.\"-Aidan Southall, African Studies Review\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56227931718005,"sku":"9780226775456","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780226775456.jpg?v=1762252594","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780226775456","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}