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, ...
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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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Textual map. Minor rubbing. VG. 23x15cm, xii, 311 pp, English translation of 'Sorcellerie et politique en Afrique: La viande des autres" [1995]. Contents: Introduction: Witchcraft as Political Discourse; A Full Belly: The Maka & the Djambe; The Vaeriable Faces of Sorcery & Witchcraft; Witchcraft & Local Politics: The Dialectics of Equality & Ambition; Witchcraft & National Politics: The Paradoxe of the New Elite; The Temptations of Power; Witchcraft & the Art of Getting Rich: Regional Variations; The State Attacks: Offensive Against Witches; Balance; Afterword: The Meanderings of Anthropological Discourse on Witchcraft.
