| Ngoma |
| Preface |
| Introduction |
| 1 Settings and Samples in African Cults of Affliction |
| 2 Identifying Ngoma Historical and Comparative Perspectives |
| 3 Core Features in Ngoma Therapy |
| 4 Doing Ngoma The Texture of Personal Transformation |
| 5 How Ngoma Works Of Codes and Consciousness |
| 6 How Ngoma Works The Social Reproduction of Health |
| Conclusion |
| Appendix A Partial Listing of Guthrie's Inventory of Bantu Languages |
| Appendix B Distributions of Terms in Bantu Languages Pertaining to Therapeutic Concepts and Actions |
| Appendix C Instrumentation Accompanying Healing Rituals in Central and Southern Africa |
| • | Equateur |
| • | Eastern Zaire |
| • | Southern Savanna |
| • | Kongo-Atlantic |
| • | East Africa |
| • | Southeast Africa |
| • | Southern Africa |
| Notes |
| Bibliography |
| Index |