The Modernity of Witchcraft

The Modernity of Witchcraft Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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ISBN: 9780813917023
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.4096711
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 311
Weight: 708g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 33mm