Henrietta L. (Hrsg.) Moore

Magical Interpretations, Material Realities

Modernity, Witchcraft and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa

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This volume sets out recent thinking on witchcraft in Africa, paying particular attention to variations in meanings and practices. Using recent ethnographic materials from across the continent, the volume explores how witchcraft articulates with particular modern settings. Examples discussed in the text include the State in Cameroon; Pentecostalism in Malawi; the university system in Nigeria and the IMF in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. The editors provide a timely overview and reconsideration of longstanding anthropological debate about 'African witchcraft, while simultaneously raising broader concerns about the theories of the western so… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Sanders, Todd (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-134-57557-2
EAN: 9781134575572
Produktnummer: 14486549
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'289 KB

Über den Autor

Henrietta L. Moore is Professor of Anthropology and Todd Sanders is a Research Fellow. Both are in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.