The power of the occult in modern Africa: continuity and innovation in the renewal of African cosmologies
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| adam_text | Titel: The power of the occult in modern Africa
Autor: Kiernan, James
Jahr: 2006
vi James Kiernan
CONTENTS
Introduction -James Kiernan.................................................................... 1
• Why Africa? ......................................................................................................1
• Modern Africa...................................................................................................3
• The Sense of the Occult...................................................................................4
• The Nature of the Occult.................................................................................5
• The Power of the Occult..................................................................................9
• The Study of the Occult.................................................................................11
Evans-Pritchard and the Theoretical Demise of the Concept of
Magic — Elias K Bongmba...................................................................19
• Evans-Pritchard s Description of Magic......................................................20
• Evans-Pritchard s New Ground on Magic...................................................28
• Conclusion.......................................................................................................39
Witchcraft and Modernity: Thoughts about a Strange
Complicity -Peter Geschiere.............................................................45
• An Example: The Emergence of a New Witchcraft of Wealth....................49
• Old and New Aspects: Surprising Convergences........................................58
• Towards an Epistemological Pluralism?.......................................................62
Perversion of Power: Witchcraft and the Sexuality of Evil in the
South African Loyv eid-IsakNiehaus...............................................75
• The Evils of Sexuality: Transgressing Moral Ideals....................................77
• Marriage, Sex and the Contexts of Witchcraft.............................................81
• The Sexuality of Evil: Transgressing the Norms of Power.........................85
• Conclusions.................................................................................................. 103
Discourses of the Occult in Local Power Struggles in Rural
Zambia - Owen Sichone................................................................... 112
• Introduction.................................................................................................. 112
• Stories of Witchcraft in the City................................................................ 113
• The Village of Sitima.................................................................................... 115
• The Struggle for Leadership........................................................................ 117
• Occult Discourse.......................................................................................... 119
• Social Conflict and Conflicting Ideas......................................................... 121
Politicians, Party Politics and the Control of Harmful Magic:
Witchfinding and Moral Entrepreneurship During the
Independence Era in Coastal Kenya -Diane Ciekawy................... 126
• A Mijikenda Past......................................................................................... 128
• Utsai and Uganga......................................................................................... 131
The Power of the Occult in Modern Africa vii
¦ Conceptualising Utsai.................................................................................. 132
• Constructing Knowledge about Utsai........................................................ 133
• Moral Reasoning and Beneficial Human Transformation........................ 134
• Colonial Interventions in Mijikenda Ritual Practice ................................ 135
• The Independence Era................................................................................. 137
• Moral Entrepreneurship through Uganga wa Kuvoyera.......................... 139
• Uganga Wa Kuvoyera in Ngala s Party Politics....................................... 141
• Kajiwe s Movement.................................................................................... 143
• Conclusions .................................................................................................. 147
In Pursuit of the Occult: the Investigation of Satanism and
Witchcraft in South Africa - Véronique Faure............................ 153
• Current Discourses on the Occult.............................................................. ¡54
• Definitions Encountered.............................................................................. 155
• The Role of the Specialised Police Units.................................................. 156
• The Anti Witchcraft Unit: set in the Northern Province in 1994........... 157
• The Occult Crime Unit: set in the Eastern Province in 1984.................. 160
• The Occult: an embarrassing topic in the context of démocratisation.... 164
• The Occult: a valuable concept in the field of social sciences................. 169
• The magical trade and modern cannibalism............................................... 171
Prayers, Guns and Ritual Murder: Power and the Occult in
Ghanaian Popular Cinema -Birgit Meyer...................................... 182
• Introduction.................................................................................................. 182
• The Audiences: Fun and Morals................................................................ 186
• Dreams of a Good Life: Pastors, Christian Housewives and Businessmen .187
• Nigerian Films: Spectres of an Occult Economy...................................... 191
• Recent (Coproductions: Occultism and Crime........................................ 197
• Conclusion....................................................................................................201
Embodying the Occult: Religious Experiences and Ritual Practices
in Urban Zulu Zionism - Rune Flikke............................................. 206
• Narratives of Suffering and Ancestral Spirits........................................... 208
• The narrative link between the past and present......................................211
• Emplotment: the grand narrative of fortune and failure........................212
• History as an Occult Experience................................................................218
• The Occult and the Historical Body..........................................................220
• Critical Events and the Restructuring of Habitus..................................223
• Occult (hi)stories from a suffering body................................................... 226
• Conclusion....................................................................................................232
Contributors............................................................................................241
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Titel: The power of the occult in modern Africa
Autor: Kiernan, James
Jahr: 2006
vi James Kiernan
CONTENTS
Introduction -James Kiernan. 1
• Why Africa? .1
• Modern Africa.3
• The Sense of the Occult.4
• The Nature of the Occult.5
• The Power of the Occult.9
• The Study of the Occult.11
Evans-Pritchard and the Theoretical Demise of the Concept of
Magic — Elias K Bongmba.19
• Evans-Pritchard's Description of Magic.20
• Evans-Pritchard's New Ground on Magic.28
• Conclusion.39
Witchcraft and Modernity: Thoughts about a Strange
Complicity -Peter Geschiere.45
• An Example: The Emergence of a New Witchcraft of Wealth.49
• Old and New Aspects: Surprising Convergences.58
• Towards an Epistemological Pluralism?.62
Perversion of Power: Witchcraft and the Sexuality of Evil in the
South African Loyv\eid-IsakNiehaus.75
• The Evils of Sexuality: Transgressing Moral Ideals.77
• Marriage, Sex and the Contexts of Witchcraft.81
• The Sexuality of Evil: Transgressing the Norms of Power.85
• Conclusions. 103
Discourses of the Occult in Local Power Struggles in Rural
Zambia - Owen Sichone. 112
• Introduction. 112
• Stories of Witchcraft in the City. 113
• The Village of Sitima. 115
• The Struggle for Leadership. 117
• Occult Discourse. 119
• Social Conflict and Conflicting Ideas. 121
Politicians, Party Politics and the Control of Harmful Magic:
Witchfinding and Moral Entrepreneurship During the
Independence Era in Coastal Kenya -Diane Ciekawy. 126
• A Mijikenda Past. 128
• Utsai and Uganga. 131
The Power of the Occult in Modern Africa vii
¦ Conceptualising Utsai. 132
• Constructing Knowledge about Utsai. 133
• Moral Reasoning and Beneficial Human Transformation. 134
• Colonial Interventions in Mijikenda Ritual Practice . 135
• The Independence Era. 137
• Moral Entrepreneurship through Uganga wa Kuvoyera. 139
• Uganga Wa Kuvoyera in Ngala's Party Politics. 141
• Kajiwe's Movement. 143
• Conclusions . 147
In Pursuit of the Occult: the Investigation of Satanism and
Witchcraft in South Africa - Véronique Faure. 153
• Current Discourses on the Occult. ¡54
• Definitions Encountered. 155
• The Role of the Specialised Police Units. 156
• The Anti Witchcraft Unit: set in the Northern Province in 1994. 157
• The Occult Crime Unit: set in the Eastern Province in 1984. 160
• The Occult: an embarrassing topic in the context of démocratisation. 164
• The Occult: a valuable concept in the field of social sciences. 169
• The magical trade and modern cannibalism. 171
Prayers, Guns and Ritual Murder: Power and the Occult in
Ghanaian Popular Cinema -Birgit Meyer. 182
• Introduction. 182
• The Audiences: Fun and Morals. 186
• Dreams of a Good Life: Pastors, Christian Housewives and Businessmen .187
• Nigerian Films: Spectres of an Occult Economy. 191
• Recent (Coproductions: Occultism and Crime. 197
• Conclusion.201
Embodying the Occult: Religious Experiences and Ritual Practices
in Urban Zulu Zionism - Rune Flikke. 206
• Narratives of Suffering and Ancestral Spirits. 208
• The narrative link between the past and present.211
• Emplotment: the 'grand narrative' of fortune and failure.212
• History as an Occult Experience.218
• The Occult and the Historical Body.220
• 'Critical Events' and the Restructuring of Habitus.223
• Occult (hi)stories from a suffering body. 226
• Conclusion.232
Contributors.241 |
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