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Modernity and Its Malcontents: Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa 2nd edition
Comaroff
Modernity and Its Malcontents: Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa 2nd edition
Comaroff
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.
272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line drawing
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 1, 1993 |
ISBN13 | 9780226114408 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 272 |
Dimensions | 160 × 232 × 15 mm · 378 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Comaroff, Jean |
Editor | Comaroff, John L. |
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