Erin K. Nourse. Water into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Hybridity in Northern Madagascar. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2025. 288 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $42.00. Paper. ISBN: 9780253072405.

Erin K. Nourse. Water into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Hybridity in Northern Madagascar. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2025. 288 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $42.00. Paper. ISBN: 9780253072405.

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African Studies Review
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2025-11-06
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https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2025.10146
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Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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Erin K. Nourse. Water into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Hybridity in Northern Madagascar. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2025. 288 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $42.00. Paper. ISBN: 9780253072405.

Andrew D. Walsh
African Studies Review
Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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Erin K. Nourse. Water into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Hybridity in Northern Madagascar. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2025. 288 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $42.00. Paper. ISBN: 9780253072405.

Andrew D. Walsh
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Erin K. Nourse. Water into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Hybridity in Northern Madagascar. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2025. 288 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $42.00. Paper. ISBN: 9780253072405.

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Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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Erin K. Nourse. Water into Bones: Birth Rituals, Ancestors, and Religious Hybridity in Northern Madagascar. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2025. 288 pp. Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $42.00. Paper. ISBN: 9780253072405. — Andrew D. Walsh · African Studies Review (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS