Magic and warfare: appearance and reality in contemporary African conflict and beyond
"Magic" in contemporary Africa -- Spirits in battle -- Thinking about practice in warfare -- Notes on the case study -- The Sierra Leone Civil War and civil defence -- Spiritual context as habitus and capital -- Creating magic soldiers : Kamajor mobilisation and initiation -- The Kamajors...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
New York [u.a.]
Palgrave Macmillan
2009
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| Dans: | Année: 2009 |
| Édition: | 1. ed. |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Sierra Leone / Guerre civile (1991-2002)
/ Magie
/ Histoire
B Afrique / Guerre / Magie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
War and society (Sierra Leone)
B Ethnic conflict (Africa) Case studies B Military art and science (Sierra Leone) B War Religious aspects Case studies B War and society (Africa) Case studies B Magic Political aspects (Sierra Leone) B Shamans (Sierra Leone) B Sierra Leone History Civil War, 1991-2002 Religious aspects B Magic Political aspects (Africa) Case studies B Sierra Leone B Military art and science (Africa) Case studies |
| Accès en ligne: |
Autorenbiografie (Verlag) Couverture Table des matières Verlagsangaben (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | "Magic" in contemporary Africa -- Spirits in battle -- Thinking about practice in warfare -- Notes on the case study -- The Sierra Leone Civil War and civil defence -- Spiritual context as habitus and capital -- Creating magic soldiers : Kamajor mobilisation and initiation -- The Kamajors in battle : magic, tactics, and success -- Local practice and the wider world of warfare |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-176) and index |
| ISBN: | 0230621023 |