{"product_id":"the-modernity-of-witchcraft-modernity-peter-geschiere-9780813917030","title":"The Modernity of Witchcraft Modernity of Witchcraft: Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa Politics and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Geschiere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813917034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813917030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 6.05w x 0.93d","brand":"Peter Geschiere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926411772159,"sku":"9780813917030","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_96bf5526-1c5c-4bb1-b13f-668201541b99.jpg?v=1681082941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-modernity-of-witchcraft-modernity-peter-geschiere-9780813917030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}