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160051 VO Using’anga (healing practice) and music in Malawi (2015W)

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Language: English

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Freitags, 10:45-12:15, HS 1 des Instituts für Musikwissenschaft
1. Sitzung: 16.10.2015
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Aims, contents and method of the course

Personality studies of traditional healers and how they use music. From musical self-therapy, e.g. musical bow playing to spirit possession (e.g. Apostolic Church, Vimbuza spirit possession) and songs in the performance of professional healers (asing’anga). Results of the lecturer’s fieldwork in Malawi/Mozambique from 1980s to now. With audio and video documents.

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Association in the course directory

B04, B11; M02, M05, M08; EC MdW 2c

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