Global Modernities and the (Re-)Emergence of Ghosts
Are ghosts modern? It seems that modernization and spirituality do not contradict each other in most parts of the world. Animist beliefs and ghost rituals often form part of people’s everyday lives vis-à-vis a globalized economy. For them, the unpredictable forces of ‘the market’ correspond with the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Köln
Universitäts- u. Stadtbibliothek Köln
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Voices from around the world
2016/2 |
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Grey literature
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| Summary: | Are ghosts modern? It seems that modernization and spirituality do not contradict each other in most parts of the world. Animist beliefs and ghost rituals often form part of people’s everyday lives vis-à-vis a globalized economy. For them, the unpredictable forces of ‘the market’ correspond with the elusive world of spectral entities. Facing economic risk, flexibility, and precarity, people address the ghosts for protection and luck. This issue of “Voices” will explore the interplay of economic and ritual practice, of everyday uncertainties and ghostly agency, of emerging modernities and (re-)emerging spiritualities. |
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| Persistent identifiers: | URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-70598 |