Virginia University of Virginia Press 2000 First Edition; Fourth Printing Softcover Very Good+ in wraps. A few dogeared pages.; 311 pages.

ISBN10: 0813917034, ISBN13: 9780813917030, [publisher: University Press Of Virginia] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1997]
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University of Virginia Press, Date: 1997-04-29. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1997. University of Virginia Press ISBN 0813917034 9780813917030 [US]