Studies in Witchcraft, Magic, War And Peace in Africa: Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries

Historians have explored at some length the role of magic and the supernatural in African warfare, especially in connection with prophetic, anti-colonial resistance movements. Here scholars of history, literature, and anthropology extend that interest to the colonial and post-colonial periods, and broaden the focus from invocations of the supernatural in military and political mobilizations to ritual of healing in post-conflict societies. Most of the case studies come from sub-Sahara Africa. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)