Magic and Warfare

Appearance and Reality in Contemporary African Conflict and Beyond

N. Wlodarczyk (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2009 | 1st ed. 2009
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-38313-9 (ISBN)

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This study explores the roles played by magic in contemporary African warfare, specifically through the case of Sierra Leone, to assess its impact on behaviour in conflict. A conceptual framework is suggested for analysing culturally alien practices more broadly and to inform approaches to civilian and military intervention.

NATHALIE WLODARCZYK is Deputy Director of Global Forecasting at Exclusive Analysis, where she is responsible for all analysis views and forecasts on war, terrorism and civil unrest. She holds a PhD in War Studies from King's College London, UK.

Introduction '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

Erscheinungsdatum	13.08.2016
Zusatzinfo	4 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 188 p. 4 illus.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-349-38313-9 / 1349383139
ISBN-13	978-1-349-38313-9 / 9781349383139
Zustand	Neuware