From blessing to violence : history and ideology in the circumcis ion ritual of the Merina of Madagascar /
Maurice Bloch.
- Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University P ress, 1986.
- x, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge studies in social anthropology ; 61 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-205) and index.
0521306396 0521314046 (pbk.)
85-011325
Merina (Malagasy people)-- Rites and ceremonies. Circumcision--Madagascar. Merina (Malagasy people)-- History.