{"product_id":"fusion-of-the-worlds-paul-stoller-9780226775456","title":"Fusion of the Worlds: An Ethnography of Possession Among the Songhay of Niger","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.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ethnologist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compelling, insightful, rich in ethnographic detail, and worthy of becoming a classic in the scholarship on Africa.\"--Aidan Southall, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Stoller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226775453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226775456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.08w x 0.65d","brand":"Paul Stoller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46738973360383,"sku":"9780226775456","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5828073d-acc5-41e9-9b64-215d6d3f4833.jpg?v=1743276828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fusion-of-the-worlds-paul-stoller-9780226775456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}