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  Un Témoignage sur la religion malgache pratiquée à Nosy Be au XIXe siècle. Une lettre du père Marc Finaz
  Omaly sy Anio (Hier et Aujourd’hui) : revue d’études historiques, volume 25-26, 1987, pp. 183-223

  Auteur : Lupo P.

  Mots clés : MALGACHES/RELIGION PRIMITIVE/CULTES/RITES ET CEREMONIES/MŒURS ET COUTUMES/HISTOIRE/SOURCES/FINAZ, MARC/19E SIECLE/MADAGASCAR/NOSY BE
  
  

  [ EN ] The article analyses a document on traditional malagasy religion. The locality of the study is Nosy Be, a small island north-west of Madagascar. An historically important coincidence is emphasized in the article : Nosy Be, which was a refuge for political refugees coming from various parts of Madagascar during the merina conquest, was a crossroads where several cultures and several cults met. This allows the author of the document, Rev. Père Marc Finaz, to speak of “malagasy religion” in general. The major religious concepts (God, immortality, the hereafter) and the religious practices of the first half of the 19th century (sacrifices, funerary rites…) are reported in the document, which is in form a “letter” addressed to readers preparing for a missionary career in Madagascar and elsewhere. The document is placed in its historical and cultural context. In addition to malagasy religion, the document reveals the mind of its author and his reading. The text deriving from a private archive is published integrally.

  [ MLA ] Ahitana fanehoan-kevitra momba ny finoan’ny razana malagasy ity fandinihana ity. Tany Nosy Be, nosy kely avaratra andrefan’i Madagasikara no nanaovana ny fanadihadiana. Misy fifanojoan-javatra lehibe eo amin’ny tantara asongadin’ity fandinihana ity : toerana nivantanan’ireo nitsoaka fa voaenjika tamin’ny fanafihana nataon’ny merina mantsy i Nosy Be, hany ka nanjary fihaonan’ireo fomba amam-panao sy finoan-drazana malagasy. Izany no nahafahan’ny R.P. Marc Finaz niresaka ny hoe : “finoana malagasy” amin’ny ankapobeny. Voatatitra ao amin’io antontam-panazavana io ireo hevi-dehibe momba ny finoana : ny momba an’Andriamanitra, ny fiainana any an-koatra, ny tsy fahafatesan’ny fanahy araka ny niainan’ny olona izany tamin’ny tapany voalohany ny taon-jato faha-XIX. Ao ihany koa ireo fombam-pivavahana toy ny sorona sy ny fombampandevenana. Karazan-taratasim-pitantarana ho an’ireo mpamaky miomana ho misionera aty Madagasikara na any an-kafa ity antontam-panazavana ity. Voafaritra eo anivon’ny tantara sy ny fisainana amam-piheverana tamin’izany fotoana izany izy ity ; ankoatry ny momba ny tena finoana malagasy dia hitantsika ao koa ny toe-tsain’ny mpanoratra ary ny fahitan’ny tandrefana sy ny kristianina io finoana io. Manaraka ny asa fandinihana ny lahatsoratra manontolo avy amina arsivan’olona manokana.

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