The modernity of witchcraft: politics and the occult in postcolonial Africa
In the Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschiere uses his own experiences among the Maka and in other parts of eastern and southern Cameroon, as well as other anthropological research, to argue that contemporary ideas and practices of witchcraft are more a response to modern exigencies than a lingeri...
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Charlottesville [u.a.]
Univ. Press of Virginia
1997
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In the Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschiere uses his own experiences among the Maka and in other parts of eastern and southern Cameroon, as well as other anthropological research, to argue that contemporary ideas and practices of witchcraft are more a response to modern exigencies than a lingering cultural custom. The prevalence of witchcraft, especially in African politics and entrepreneurship, demonstrates the unlikely balance it has achieved with the forces of modernity. Geschiere explores why modern techniques and commodities, usually of Western provenance, have become central in rumors of the occult. |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 311 S. Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0813917026 0813917034 |
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| spelling | Geschiere, Peter Verfasser (DE-588)132916312 aut Sorcellerie et politique en Afrique The modernity of witchcraft politics and the occult in postcolonial Africa Peter Geschiere 1. publ. Charlottesville [u.a.] Univ. Press of Virginia 1997 XII, 311 S. Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In the Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschiere uses his own experiences among the Maka and in other parts of eastern and southern Cameroon, as well as other anthropological research, to argue that contemporary ideas and practices of witchcraft are more a response to modern exigencies than a lingering cultural custom. The prevalence of witchcraft, especially in African politics and entrepreneurship, demonstrates the unlikely balance it has achieved with the forces of modernity. Geschiere explores why modern techniques and commodities, usually of Western provenance, have become central in rumors of the occult. Maka (Peuple d'Afrique) - Conditions sociales Maka (Peuple d'Afrique) - Politique et gouvernement Maka (Peuple d'Afrique) - Religion Sorcellerie - Aspect politique - Cameroun Tovenarij gtt Politik Maka (African people) -- Social conditions Maka (African people) -- Politics and government Maka (African people) -- Religion Witchcraft -- Cameroon Magie (DE-588)4036966-3 gnd rswk-swf Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 gnd rswk-swf Cameroun - Conditions sociales Cameroun - Politique et gouvernement Cameroon -- Social conditions Cameroon -- Politics and government Subsaharisches Afrika (DE-588)4053770-5 gnd rswk-swf Subsaharisches Afrika (DE-588)4053770-5 g Politik (DE-588)4046514-7 s Magie (DE-588)4036966-3 s DE-604 |
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