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  • Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s bes... Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s best scholars of contemporary Africa. The theme of witchcraft has long been associated with exoticizing portraits of a traditional Africa but this volume takes the question... more
  • Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s bes... Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s best scholars of contemporary Africa. The theme of witchcraft has long been associated with exoticizing portraits of a traditional Africa but this volume takes the question... more
  • Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s bes... Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s best scholars of contemporary Africa. The theme of witchcraft has long been associated with exoticizing portraits of a traditional Africa but this volume takes the question... more
  • It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have... It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear such as markings highlighting slight damage to the cover minimal wear to the binding etc. but they will not affect the overall reading... more
  • Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s bes... Magical Interpretations Material Realities brings together many of today s best scholars of contemporary Africa. The theme of witchcraft has long been associated with exoticizing portraits of a traditional Africa but this volume takes the question... more
  • To many Westerners the disappearance of African traditions of witchcraft might... 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... more
  • What role does ritual play in the everyday lives of modern Africans? How are s... What role does ritual play in the everyday lives of modern Africans? How are so-called traditional cultural forms deployed by people seeking empowerment in a world where modernity has failed to deliver on its promises? Some of the essays in... more
  • 9780299212148. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. ... 9780299212148. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 260. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 260 p. Contains: Illustrations. Women in Africa and the Diaspora. Provides a rich and compelling portrait of Muslim women... more
  • This is an extraordinary account of witchcraft and witch-hunting in the modern... This is an extraordinary account of witchcraft and witch-hunting in the modern world. A powerful ethnographic study of witch-hunting in 1980s South Africa - a period of rapid social change - this book demonstrates the extent to which witchcraft must... more
  • How has the state impacted culture and cultural production in Africa? How has ... How has the state impacted culture and cultural production in Africa? How has culture challenged and transformed the state and our understandings of its nature functions and legitimacy? Compelled by complex realities on the ground as well as... more
  • What has Jung to do with the Postmodern? Chris Hauke s lively and provocative ... What has Jung to do with the Postmodern? Chris Hauke s lively and provocative book puts the case that Jung s psychology constitutes a critique of modernity that brings it in line with many aspects of the postmodern critique of contemporary culture.... more
  • The continued vitality of Sufism as a living embodied postcolonial reality cha... The continued vitality of Sufism as a living embodied postcolonial reality challenges the argument that Sufism has died in recent times. Throughout India and Bangladesh Sufi shrines exist in both the rural and urban areas from the remotest... more
  • In this sensitive and personal investigation into Benin s occult world Douglas... In this sensitive and personal investigation into Benin s occult world Douglas J. Falen wrestles with the challenges of encountering a reality in which magic science and the Vodun religion converge into a single universal force. He takes seriously... more
  • Between the worlds has multiple meanings for a Witch and this book explores ho... Between the worlds has multiple meanings for a Witch and this book explores how to function effectively within each. Learn to move between earthly reality and altered or ecstatic states when leading ritual. Reconcile magical ways of thinking and... more
  • This volume draws on a range of ethnographic and historical material to provid... This volume draws on a range of ethnographic and historical material to provide insight into witchcraft in sub-Saharan Africa. The chapters explore a variety of cultural contexts with contributions focusing on Cameroon Central African Republic Ghana... more
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