Constructing history, culture and inequality : the Betsileo in the extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar

Authors	S. Evers
Supervisors	J.C. Breman M. Bloch H.C. Streefkerk
Award date	19-03-2001
Number of pages	176
Organisations	Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	© 2001 Sandra J.T.M. Evers Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Table of Contents Notes on the Malagasy Language Acknowledgements Chapter one Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations Chapter two The Construction of Inequality among Migrants Chapter three Perpetuation of Social Hierarchy through Marriage Chapter four The Economics of Social Marginalisation Chapter five Marovato Revisited Chapter six The Fate of the Andevo Chapter seven The Process of "Ancestralisation": Tombs, Funerals and the Hereafter of Free Descent People Chapter eight Burial Practices of the Tombless Chapter nine The concept of "andevoness" Chapter ten Conclusions and Comparative Theoretical Analyses Bibliography Glossary Index of informants quoted in the text and their reference numbers on the Marovato maps Description of the "Purification" Ritual English Summary Dutch Summary/Nederlandse Samenvatting Cover
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