Machine derived contents note: 1. The social determination of ritual -- 2. Background politico-religious history of the Merina, 1770-1970 -- 3. Background to Merina social organisation and religion -- 4. Description and preliminary analysis of a circumcision ritual -- 5. The symbolism of circumcision -- 6. The myth of the origin of circumcision -- 7. The history of the circumcision -- 8. The circumcision ritual in history: towards a theory of the transformation of ideology -- Notes -- References -- Index
Analysis
Madagascar Merina men Initiation rites: Circumcision - Anthropological perspectives
