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

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

Geschiere, Peter

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African HistoryOccultAnthropology

ISBN10: 0813917034
ISBN13: 9780813917030
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: Apr 29 1997
Pages: 311
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.05 Depth: 8.93
Language: English

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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