African science: witchcraft, vodun, and healing in southern benin
Auteur :
Falen, Douglas J.
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299318901
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2018
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
478 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this sensitive investigation into Benin's occult world, Douglas Falen wrestles with the challenges of encountering a reality in which magic, science, and the Vodun religion converge into a single universal force. He takes seriously his Beninese interlocutors' insistence that the indigenous phenomenon of à ze (“witchcraftâ€) is an African science.