Kusamira Music in Uganda : Spirit Mediumship and Ritual Healing /

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"In southern Uganda, ritual healing traditions called kusamira and nswezi rely on music to treat sickness and maintain well-being. Peter J. Hoesing blends ethnomusicological fieldwork with analysis to examine how kusamira and nswezi performance socializes dynamic processes of illness, wellness,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoesing, Peter J., 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Spiritual healing.
Music therapy.
Music, Influence of.
Channeling (Spiritualism)
Traditional medicine.
MUSIC / General
Mediumnite > Ouganda.
Guerison par la foi > Ouganda.
Musique > Influence > Ouganda.
Musicotherapie > Ouganda.
Traditional medicine > Uganda.
Channeling (Spiritualism) > Uganda.
Spiritual healing > Uganda.
Music, Influence of > Uganda.
Music therapy > Uganda.
Uganda.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In southern Uganda, ritual healing traditions called kusamira and nswezi rely on music to treat sickness and maintain well-being. Peter J. Hoesing blends ethnomusicological fieldwork with analysis to examine how kusamira and nswezi performance socializes dynamic processes of illness, wellness, and health. People participate in these traditions for reasons that range from preserving ideas to generating strategies that allow them to navigate changing circumstances. Indeed, the performance of kusamira and nswezi reproduces ideas that remain relevant for succeeding generations. Hoesing shows the potential of this social reproduction of well-being to shape development in a region where over 80 percent of the population relies on traditional healers for primary health care."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages): illustrations, map, music
ISBN:9780252052729

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