ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on aid for democratization in Africa: Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the never decreasing importance of the belief in magic and witchcraft on political decision making since pre-colonial times. Demonstration of the control of occult forces as a means of enhancing legitimacy of traditional or charismatic rule had been considered for over a century to be the prerogative of traditional chiefs and their marabouts; now it proved to be effective for the modern political elite and the state as well. An increasing number of African states officially recognized the existence of magic and witchcraf...
On Witch-doctors and Spin-doctors. The Role of "Experts" in African and American Politics Peter Gesc...
After the departure of the colonial masters, the governance of African states fall in the hands of A...
Magical practices aim to offer here interesting opportunities towards a better understanding not onl...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on a...
Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the ever d...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many Afri...
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of educatio...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The analysis of African occult belief systems provides a unique example for demon...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
The political economy of occult belief in Africa can highlight hidden social and political conflict ...
What does the status of the occult in contemporary African politics have to tell us about the proces...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The strange collusion between occult belief systems and different trans-national ...
Abstract: Most Africans believe that witchcraft cause unusual phenomenon like accidents, conflicts,...
This article focuses on the changing cultural values of the matrilineage as kinsmen are integrated w...
On Witch-doctors and Spin-doctors. The Role of "Experts" in African and American Politics Peter Gesc...
After the departure of the colonial masters, the governance of African states fall in the hands of A...
Magical practices aim to offer here interesting opportunities towards a better understanding not onl...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on a...
Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the ever d...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many Afri...
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of educatio...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The analysis of African occult belief systems provides a unique example for demon...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
The political economy of occult belief in Africa can highlight hidden social and political conflict ...
What does the status of the occult in contemporary African politics have to tell us about the proces...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The strange collusion between occult belief systems and different trans-national ...
Abstract: Most Africans believe that witchcraft cause unusual phenomenon like accidents, conflicts,...
This article focuses on the changing cultural values of the matrilineage as kinsmen are integrated w...
On Witch-doctors and Spin-doctors. The Role of "Experts" in African and American Politics Peter Gesc...
After the departure of the colonial masters, the governance of African states fall in the hands of A...
Magical practices aim to offer here interesting opportunities towards a better understanding not onl...