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'Worlds Of Power' shows how religious and supernatural ideas dominate African politics and culture, and how they shape the ways that Africans both rich and poor view the world.
288pp Mar 2004
| Paperback | | 9781850657347 | | £20.00 | | Buy Now |
Ellis and Ter Haar maintain that the specific content of religious thought has to be grasped if we are to appreciate the political significance of religion in Africa today, and this is what their book sets out to do. It also advances understanding of the relation between religion and political action in general.
Reviews ‘Three is much fascinating material in this book.’ —The Economist
‘[…] the authors display how belief in a spirit world comes to wield an extraordinary influence over contemporary politics and plays a key role in corruption and dictatorship. […] Provides an illuminating lend through which to view a wide range of issues affecting Africa today […] required reading.’ —This Day (South Africa)
--- Worlds of Power‘Three is much fascinating material in this book.’ —The Economist
‘[…] the authors display how belief in a spirit world comes to wield an extraordinary influence over contemporary politics and plays a key role in corruption and dictatorship. […] Provides an illuminating lend through which to view a wide range of issues affecting Africa today […] required reading.’ —This Day (South Africa)
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