Zyxw fusion of the worlds an ethnography of possession among the songhay of niger paul stoller chicago il university of chi cago press 1989 267 pp 2495 cloth. Fusion of the worlds an ethnography of possession among the songhay of niger by paul stoller goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read start by marking fusion of the worlds an ethnography of possession among the songhay of niger as want to read want to read saving. This ethnography is more like a film than a book so well does stoller evoke the color sight sounds and movements of songhay possession ceremonies choicestoller brilliantly recreates the reality of spirit presence hosts are what they mediate and spirits become flesh and blood in the fusion with human existence an excellent demonstration of the benefits of a new genre of . Click on the article title to read more. This ethnography is an academic upgrade to stoller and olkes in sorcerys shadow which was their well received memoir of stollers 10 year apprenticeship to a songhay niger sorcerers unlike the previous work of personal experience with more solitary sorcerers fusion of the worlds attempts to show one spirit possession troupes ability to