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Spirits in Politics
. Ed(S): Meier, Barbara; Steinforth, Arne S.
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Paperback. Explores the interface between religion and politics in African societies by examining recent and ongoing research in a variety of regional settings. Editor(s): Meier, Barbara; Steinforth, Arne S. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Spirits in Politics explores the interface between religion and politics in African societies by examining recent and ongoing research in a variety of regional settings. Case studies from across the African continent exemplify how - and at which social levels - spirits, witchcraft, and other supernatural agents play an active role in political action and the conceptualization of power. This volume illustrates not only how ritual techniques such as divination or spirit possession may play a vital role in people's efforts to regain control over the political processes that determine their lives, but also how these practices are prominent in ... Read more
Spirits in Politics explores the interface between religion and politics in African societies by examining recent and ongoing research in a variety of regional settings. Case studies from across the African continent exemplify how - and at which social levels - spirits, witchcraft, and other supernatural agents play an active role in political action and the conceptualization of power. This volume illustrates not only how ritual techniques such as divination or spirit possession may play a vital role in people's efforts to regain control over the political processes that determine their lives, but also how these practices are prominent in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Frankfurt, Germany
ISBN
9783593399157
SKU
V9783593399157
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Meier, Barbara; Steinforth, Arne S.
Barbara Meier is a social anthropologist and senior researcher in the Cluster of Excellence, "Religion and Politics," at Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat of Munster in Germany. Arne S. Steinforth teaches in the Institute of Ethnology at Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat.
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