Isbn: 9780226114408 - modernity and its malcontents: ritual and power in postcolonial africa (36 risultati)

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Condizione: Good. : Modernity and Its Malcontents explora el papel del ritual en la vida cotidiana de los africanos modernos y cómo las formas culturales tradicionales son utilizadas por personas que buscan empoderamiento en un mundo donde la modernidad no ha cumplido sus promesas. Los ensayos abordan temas antropológicos como la brujería y el mito, situándolos en el contexto de África contemporánea, y examinan temas no tradicionales como la prensa popular nigeriana y el consumo de almas en Níger. En conjunto, demuestran cómo el ritual puede ser movilizado en la historia, el presente y el futuro, desafiando conceptos como modernidad, ritual, poder e historia. EAN: 9780226114408 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Modernity and Its Malcontents Autor: Jean Comaroff| John L. Comaroff Editorial: University of Chicago Press Idioma: en Páginas: 272 Formato: tapa blanda.…

1st Paperback Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxxvii, 233 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Contents: Narratives of power, images of wealth: the ritual economy of Bori in the market / Adeline Masquelier -- Chewa visions and revisions of power : transformations of the Nyau dance in Central Malawi / Deborah Kaspin -- Government by seduction: history and the tropes of "mounting" in Oyo-Yoruba religion / J. Lorand Matory -- The moral economy of witchcraft: an essay in comparative history / Ralph A. Austen -- Atinga revisited: Yoruba witchcraft and the cocoa economy, 1950-1951 / Andrew Apter -- Bloodhounds who have no friends?" : witchcraft and locality in the Nigerian popular press / Misty L. Bastian -- "Open the wombs!" the symbolic politics of modern Ngoni witchfinding / Mark Auslander -- Black stomachs, beautiful stones: soul-eating among Hausa in Niger / Pamela G. Schmoll. Subjects: Witchcraft Africa. Rites and ceremonies Africa. Power (Social sciences); Congresses. Rites and ceremonies Africa Congresses. Witchcraft Africa Congresses. 1 Kg. …

1st Paperback Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxxvii, 233 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Contents: Narratives of power, images of wealth: the ritual economy of Bori in the market / Adeline Masquelier -- Chewa visions and revisions of power : transformations of the Nyau dance in Central Malawi / Deborah Kaspin -- Government by seduction: history and the tropes of "mounting" in Oyo-Yoruba religion / J. Lorand Matory -- The moral economy of witchcraft: an essay in comparative history / Ralph A. Austen -- Atinga revisited: Yoruba witchcraft and the cocoa economy, 1950-1951 / Andrew Apter -- Bloodhounds who have no friends?" : witchcraft and locality in the Nigerian popular press / Misty L. Bastian -- "Open the wombs!" the symbolic politics of modern Ngoni witchfinding / Mark Auslander -- Black stomachs, beautiful stones: soul-eating among Hausa in Niger / Pamela G. Schmoll. Subjects: Witchcraft Africa. Rites and ceremonies Africa. Power (Social sciences); Congresses. Rites and ceremonies Africa Congresses. Witchcraft Africa Congresses. 1 Kg. …

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Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. xxxvii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Summary: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 Modernity and Its Malcontents address familiar anthropological issues--like witchcraft, myth, and the politics of reproduction--but treat them in fresh ways, situating them amidst the polyphonies of contemporary Africa. Others explore distinctly nontraditional subjects--among them the Nigerian popular press and soul-eating in Niger--in such a way as to confront the conceptual limits of Western social science. Together they demonstrate how ritual may be powerfully mobilized in the making of history, present, and future. Addressing challenges posed by contemporary African realities, the authors subject such concepts as modernity, ritual, power, and history to renewed critical scrutiny. Writing about a variety of phenomena, they are united by a wish to preserve the diversity and historical specificity of local signs and practices, voices and perspectives. Their work makes a substantial and original contribution toward the historical anthropology of Africa. Contents: Narratives of power, images of wealth : the ritual economy of Bori in the market / Adeline Masquelier Chewa visions and revisions of power : transformations of the Nyau dance in Central Malawi / Deborah Kaspin Government by seduction : history and the tropes of "mounting" in Oyo-Yoruba religion / J. Lorand Matory The moral economy of witchcraft : an essay in comparative history / Ralph A. Austen Atinga revisited : Yoruba witchcraft and the cocoa economy, 1950-1951 / Andrew Apter "Bloodhounds who have no friends?" : witchcraft and locality in the Nigerian popular press / Misty L. Bastian "Open the wombs!" the symbolic politics of modern Ngoni witchfinding / Mark Auslander Black stomachs, beautiful stones : soul-eating among Hausa in Niger / Pamela G. Schmoll.…

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Condizione: New. What role does ritual play in the lives of modern Africans? How are "traditional" cultural forms deployed by people seeking empowerment in a world where "modernity" has failed to deliver. In this collection of essays, the authors address such concepts as modernity, ritual, power and history. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378. . 1993. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .…

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Condizione: New. What role does ritual play in the lives of modern Africans? How are "traditional" cultural forms deployed by people seeking empowerment in a world where "modernity" has failed to deliver. In this collection of essays, the authors address such concepts as modernity, ritual, power and history. Editor(s): Comaroff, Jean; Comaroff, John L. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378. . 1993. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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