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The Modernity of Witchcraft - Peter Geschiere - Bog

- 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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813917030
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 368
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. april 1997
  • Størrelse:
  • 153x231x24 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 492 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 10. december 2024

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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.

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