{"product_id":"water-into-bones-birth-rituals-ancestors-and-religious-pluralism-in-northern-madagascar-paperback","title":"Water into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Pluralism in Northern Madagascar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin K. Nourse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater into Bones\u003c\/i\u003e is an ethnographic exploration of the religious practices around birthing and infant care in northern Madagascar. The book highlights the processes by which Malagasy \"instill bones\" in the newly born by way of haircutting ceremonies, rituals of baptism and circumcision, and the use of \"growth medicines\" (aody be), teething necklaces, and special jewelries meant to embed the newly born in the powerful legacies of their ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Erin Nourse investigates how Malagasy women adhere to ancestral practices and engage with religion around moments of birth in the port city of Diégo Suarez. The people of northern Madagascar have incorporated a plethora of ancestries, ethnicities, and religious practices into their own, sometimes celebrating the hybridity that is their history while also performing rituals and traditions that set groups apart and create distinctive identities. Through women's stories, \u003ci\u003eWater into Bones\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together a retelling of this history-the traditions that East African, Arab, and Asian migrants brought to the island over the last two millennia; the colonial and postcolonial contexts that shape hybridized religious and lineage-based identities; and the ritual innovations of young Malagasy today whose customs are at once a nod to the ancestors and also, sometimes, a severing of ties with the ancestors as a result of newer Pentecostal and Charismatic religious worldviews. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater into Bones\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the vast possibilities for creating community, identity, and sacred power through the personal experiences of northern Malagasy women during pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Nourse is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Regis University. She has published an article in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed chapters to the\u003ci\u003e Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History\u003c\/i\u003e and to \u003ci\u003eAfrica Every Day: Fun, Leisure, and Expressive Culture on the Continent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52635757805875,"sku":"9780253072405","price":82.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PW_DeFucBd9780253072405.webp?v=1782764788","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/water-into-bones-birth-rituals-ancestors-and-religious-pluralism-in-northern-madagascar-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}