Magical Interpretations, Material Realities Modernity, Witchcraft and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa

Name: Magical Interpretations, Material Realities Modernity, Witchcraft and the Occult in Postcolonial Africa
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ISBN: 9780203398258

ISBN-10: 0203398254

ISBN-13: 9780203398258

Edition: 2001

Authors: Henrietta L. Moore, Todd Sanders

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Book details

List price: $58.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/2/2003
Pages: 272
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.93" long
Language: English

Todd Sanders is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto, and a visiting professor in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Trondheim, Norway.




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