The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa - Peter Geschiere - Books - University of Virginia Press - 9780813917030 - April 30, 1997
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Peter Geschiere
The Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa

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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.

368 pages, 1 map

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 30, 1997
ISBN13 9780813917030
Publishers University of Virginia Press
Pages 368
Dimensions 153 × 231 × 24 mm   ·   484 g
Language English   Dutch  
Translator Geschiere, Peter
Translator Roitman, Janet
Translator USA), Janet Roitman (Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley,

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