Modernity and its malcontents : ritual and power in postcolonial Africa.
de Comaroff, Jean ed; Comaroff, John ed.
Éditeur: Chicago, London : The University of Chicago Press, 1993.Description: xxxvii-233 p. : fig.ISBN: 0226114392.N° Inventaire: L12945.Thématique: Pouvoir | Sorcellerie | Modernité | Mouvement religieux | RituelThématique spécifique: Roi | Femme | Syncrétisme | Emotion | Corps | Faim | Marché | Danse rituelle | Démon | Esprit | Adaptation au changement | Sang | Religion traditionnelle | Possession | Contre-sorcellerie | Richesse | Langue | Chef coutumier | Alimentation | Intéraction culturelle | Symbolisme | Système de production | Chefferie | Magie | Pratique rituelle | Sorcier | Religion | Morale | Changement religieux | Christianisme | Commerce | Capitalisme | Monnaie | Littérature | Résistance culturelle | Héritage | Islam | Colonialisme | Economie | Conscience historique | Lignage | Cacao | Mère | Etat-nationGéographique: Afrique | Malawi | Niger | Nigeria | ZambieEthnique: Chewa | Ngoni | YorubaContenu: Part I : (Revision of Power, Ritual (Trans)formations -- Narratives of Power, Images of Wealth : The ritual economy of Bori in the Market / Masquelier, A. -- Chewa Visions and Revisions of Power : Transformations of the Nyau Dance in Central Malawi / Kaspin, D. -- Government by Seduction : History and the tropes of "mounting" in Oyo-Yoruba religion / Matory, J. L. -- Part II : Moral Economics, Modern Politics, Mystical Struggles -- The Moral Economy of Witchcraft : An essay in comparative history / Austen, R. A. -- Atinga Revisited : Yoruba Witchcraft and the Cocoa Economy, 1950-1951 / Apter, A. -- "Bloodhounds Who Have No Friends" : Whitchcraft and locality in the Nigerian popular press / Bastian, M. L. -- "Open the Wombs" : The symbolic politics of modern Ngoni Witchfinding / Auslander, M. -- Black Stomachs, Beautiful Stones : Soul-eating among Hausa in Niger / Schmoll, P. G. Item type:
Ouvrage
| Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éric-de-Dampierre | Fonds général | DT 350.75 .R4 C728 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | L12945 |
Papers presented at a conference held in the winter of 1990 at the University of Chicago
Notes. Bibliogr. Index.
Part I : (Revision of Power, Ritual (Trans)formations -- Narratives of Power, Images of Wealth : The ritual economy of Bori in the Market / Masquelier, A. -- Chewa Visions and Revisions of Power : Transformations of the Nyau Dance in Central Malawi / Kaspin, D. -- Government by Seduction : History and the tropes of "mounting" in Oyo-Yoruba religion / Matory, J. L. -- Part II : Moral Economics, Modern Politics, Mystical Struggles -- The Moral Economy of Witchcraft : An essay in comparative history / Austen, R. A. -- Atinga Revisited : Yoruba Witchcraft and the Cocoa Economy, 1950-1951 / Apter, A. -- "Bloodhounds Who Have No Friends" : Whitchcraft and locality in the Nigerian popular press / Bastian, M. L. -- "Open the Wombs" : The symbolic politics of modern Ngoni Witchfinding / Auslander, M. -- Black Stomachs, Beautiful Stones : Soul-eating among Hausa in Niger / Schmoll, P. G.
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