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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York [u.a.]
Palgrave Macmillan
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Civil War (1991-2002)
/ Magic
/ History
B Africa / War / Magic |
| Further subjects: | 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 |
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| Summary: | "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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-176) and index |
| Physical Description: | XVIII, 188 S., graph. Darst., Kt., 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-62102-2 0-230-62102-3 |
