Magic and Warfare [electronic resource] : Appearance and Reality in Contemporary African Conflict and Beyond /
Wlodarczyk, N.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-176) and index.
"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.
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.
Religion and sociology.
Ethnology—Africa.
Politics and war.
Religion.
Africa—History.
Education.
Sociology of Religion.
African Culture.
Military and Defence Studies.
Religious Studies, general.
African History.
Popular Science in Education.