Modernity and Its Malcontents
Modernity and Its Malcontents
Ritual and Power in Postcolonial Africa
Inhalt
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.
Bibliografische Angaben
November 1993, 272 Seiten, Englisch
University Presses
978-0-226-11439-2