Modernity and its malcontents : ritual and power in postcolonial Africa / edited by Jean Comaroff and John Comaroff. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1993. - xxxvii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Papers presented at a conference held in the winter of 1990 at the U niversity of Chicago.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0226114392 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226114406 (paper : alk. paper)

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Rites and ceremonies--Africa.
Witchcraft--Africa-- Congresses.
Power (Social sciences)-- Congresses.


Africa--Politics and government-- Congresses.
Africa--Social life and customs-- Congresses.

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