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The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa (Sorcellerie Et Politique En Afrique-LA Viande Des Autres) - Hardcover
To many Westerners, the disappearance of African traditions of witchcraft might seem inevitable wuth continued modernization. In The Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschieres 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. Geshiere explores why modern techniques and commodities, usually of Western Provenance, have become central in rumors of the occult.
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Peter Geschiere is Professor of African Anthropology at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. He is the author of Pathways to Accumulation in Cameroon, Old Modes of Production and Capitalist Encroachment, and Village Communties and the State.
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Original Language: French
Original Language: French
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- PublisherUniv of Virginia Pr
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0813917026
- ISBN 13 9780813917023
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages311
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