Modernity and Its Malcontents: Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa

Modernity and Its Malcontents: Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa

by Alex Sanchez (Author), Laura Sanchez (Author), Comaroff (Author), WestministerAcademyPTA (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 01 Aug 1993

ISBN 10: 0226114406
ISBN 13: 9780226114408