{"id":25166,"date":"2024-07-25T16:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/2024\/07\/25\/tromba-spotkanie-z-duchem-madagaskar\/"},"modified":"2024-07-27T20:11:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T18:11:38","slug":"tromba-meeting-with-spirit-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/en\/2024\/07\/25\/tromba-meeting-with-spirit-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Tromba, or meeting the ancestral spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"Rytua\u0142 tromba na Madagaskarze\" class=\"wp-image-25055 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-1320x877.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-24x16.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-36x24.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-48x32.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Welcome back, bienvenue! Staying in the northern part of the island of Sainte-Marie, in the village of Ilanivato, we participated in a\u00a0<em>tromba<\/em>\u00a0ritual. The mysterious and chaotic practice is at the heart of indigenous beliefs; this interesting experience allowed us to get closer to the local imagination.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tromba<\/em>&nbsp;literally means spirit, as well as the medium into whom the spirit ascends. The ritual was performed by the medium Nefa, a mature woman, together with two assistants. To begin, they placed a platter filled with water and white&nbsp;<em>tanifotsy<\/em>&nbsp;clay on a small altar, which contained two old coins and a shell; in addition to this, incense, money, rum and cigarettes were also placed on the altar. The altar was against the eastern wall of the house oriented meridionally (according to Malagasy tradition). We could only record the event from behind the medium&#8217;s back, so as not to show her face. As part of the elaborate preparation for summoning the spirit, Nefa washed her face and rinsed her mouth with clean water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were to be visited by Kotovola (<em>koto<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; man,&nbsp;<em>vola<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; money), the spirit of a man who once lived on the island. According to the medium, he was a spirit from the sea (<em>andrano<\/em>), fond of women and alcohol. The moment of his ascension in the medium was easily noticeable \u2013 the woman began to shake. Kotovola asked who we were and for what purpose we had summoned him. He recognised us as white people, referred to here as&nbsp;<em>garamaso<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8216;bright eyes&#8217;) or&nbsp;<em>mena sofina<\/em>&nbsp;(&#8216;red ears&#8217;). Four of the participants listed their health problems, which he was supposed to remedy. The medium sent two people for a professional massage*, while the rest of the participants continued to meet with the spirit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"Rytua\u0142 tromba na Madagaskarze\" class=\"wp-image-25055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-1320x877.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-24x16.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-36x24.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657-48x32.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/etnomuzykologia.uwr.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/604\/2024\/07\/IMGP3657.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kotovola directed a healing ritual action to each of us. This consisted of (at a minimum) drawing water from a vessel with the mouth six times and then pouring this water over the top of the head; in line with the idea that the head is the most important point of the body, where the source of all human health problems lies. One person had a silver coin placed on her head by the medium before sprinkling the water. During the ritual, the spirit, which appreciates strong drinks, was keen to use alcohol. Nefa ended the meeting with the spirit \u2013 analogous to the beginning \u2013 with a ritual face-washing and mouth-washing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We left the hut three hours later, after sunset, with reflections on the meaning and validity of traditional beliefs in relation to Christian practices. The majority of the island&#8217;s inhabitants declare an affiliation to Abrahamian religions; however, for some it is not a problem to incorporate them into Malagasy philosophy and Malagasy worldviews.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*masa\u017c wykona\u0142a mieszkanka wioski, a pacjentki by\u0142y bardzo zadowolone z rezultatu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back, bienvenue! Staying in the northern part of the island of Sainte-Marie, in the village of Ilanivato, we participated in a\u00a0tromba\u00a0ritual. 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Staying in the northern part of the island of Sainte-Marie, in the village of Ilanivato, we participated in a\u00a0tromba\u00a0ritual. The mysterious and chaotic practice is at the heart of indigenous beliefs; this interesting experience allowed us to get closer to the local imagination.\u00a0 Tromba&nbsp;literally means spirit, as well as the medium into whom the spirit ascends. The ritual was performed by the medium Nefa, a mature woman, together with two assistants. 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