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by Peter Geschiere


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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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  • Title The Modernity of Witchcraft Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa
  • Author Peter Geschiere
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 311
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville
  • Date 1997-04-29
  • ISBN 9780813917030 / 0813917034
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.93 x 6.05 x 0.93 in (22.68 x 15.37 x 2.36 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Cameroon - Politics and government, Maka (African people) - Social conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96046199
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.409

About the author

Peter Geschiere is Professor of African Anthropology at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. He is the author of Pathways to Accumulation in Cameroon, Old Modes of Production and Capitalist Encroachment, and Village Communties and the State.

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