Bloch Maurice:
From Blessing To Violence
History And Ideology In The Circumcision Ritual Of The Merina
Series editor: MeyerFortes
Cambridge University Press (United Kingdom), 1986
Paperback, 228 pages
Size: 229x152 mm
ISBN: 9780521314046
ISBN-10: 0521314046
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From Blessing To Violence
The circumcision ritual of the Merina of Madagascar ends with the violent wounding of a child, and symbolic wounding of the female. Yet, the rite is seen by them as a blessing; the transfer of the love and concern of the ancestors. The author discusses this ritual and associated concepts.

