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The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa

The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa

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Author:
Peter Geschiere
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press
Publication Date:
Apr 30, 1997
Binding:
Paperback / softback
ISBN-13:
9780813917030
ISBN10:
0813917034

Overview

This study suggests that the balance in Africa, between the prevalence of witchcraft and the forces of modernity, stems both from obsession with power and from the increasing feeling of powerlessness among the people. It also gives a parallel with aspects of politics in Western democracies.


  • | Author: Peter Geschiere
  • | Publisher: University of Virginia Press
  • | Publication Date: Apr 30, 1997
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  • | Binding: Paperback / softback
  • | ISBN-13: 9780813917030
  • | ISBN-10: 0813917034

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