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In The Modernity of Witchcraft, Peter Geschieres uses his own experiences among the Maka and in other parts of eastern and southern Cameroon, as well as other anthropological research, to argue that contemporary ideas and practices of witchcraft are more a response to modern exigencies than a lingering cultural custom. The prevalence of witchcraft, especially in African politics and entrepreneurship, demonstrates the unlikely balance it has achieved with the forces of modernity. Geshiere explores why modern techniques and commodities, usually of Western Provenance, have become central in rumors of the occult.",1997,"en","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx26p9xjf4zd9788rgc84ngz.jpg?v=368ad55854","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Fworks-3d\u002F01\u002F01kx26p9x2tr7z6y7fjg1eczxc.png?v=e1b14033b9","L5CPV9?^8wKi0Nt7ozjZ00D%?bV@","3.00",1,311,353,0,"complete",true,false,[18,18,18,18,18,15,18,18,18,18],[24],{"id":25,"slug":26,"name":27,"role":28,"bio":7},"01kx26p9xdtr875q86dc85wq6r","peter-geschiere-dwaw","Peter Geschiere","author",[30,34],{"id":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"is_fiction":21},70,"History","history",{"id":35,"name":36,"slug":37,"is_fiction":21},106,"Religion","religion",[],[],[41,45,48,51,54,57,60,63,66,69,72],{"id":42,"name":43,"type":44},"01kjr70g464j60vwyq6cs77v3b","Africa","subject",{"id":46,"name":47,"type":44},"01kjtmmckq2t76n236gg7pzra9","Body",{"id":49,"name":50,"type":44},"01kwzp36pdy9n9rmvh110sx2vj","Mind & Spirit",{"id":52,"name":53,"type":44},"01kjq6wf819xzkhag51h5wjkfa","Witchcraft",{"id":55,"name":56,"type":44},"01kjq6wmn39a8jbqvkyd7qkxdg","Political Science",{"id":58,"name":59,"type":44},"01kjx7557tg8dggqmavb1j7q0p","History & Theory",{"id":61,"name":62,"type":44},"01kjwj7bkqfcbtc2srnebqp133","Indigenous",{"id":64,"name":65,"type":44},"01kx26p9xxhfdxxj67dyb5y1bb","Folk & Tribal",{"id":67,"name":68,"type":44},"01kjq6wmn7hgw95ptj15gveydd","Social Science",{"id":70,"name":71,"type":44},"01kjq6y9c4sef6n8dvsb3s0ysp","Anthropology",{"id":73,"name":74,"type":44},"01kjtg47kt7bqvt950nc9pmbzq","Cultural & Social",[],[77],{"id":78,"title":6,"edition_name":7,"format":79,"format_label":80,"page_count":16,"audio_duration_minutes":7,"narrator":7,"publish_date":81,"cover_url":11,"cover_blurhash":13,"isbn_13":82,"asin":7,"publisher":83,"language":10,"quality_score":84,"submission_status":85},"01kx26p9xjf4zd9788rgc84ngz","paperback","Paperback","1997","9780813917030","University of Virginia Press",10,"approved",{"summary":7,"pace":87,"complexity":88,"complexity_score":89,"audience":90,"mood":91,"themes":94,"setting_period":95,"content_warnings":96},"slow","dense",7,"adult",[92,93],"intellectual","dark",[],"1980s-2000s (contemporary to the author's fieldwork)",[97,98],"death-of-a-parent","violence",{"id":78,"title":6,"edition_name":7,"format":79,"format_label":80,"page_count":16,"audio_duration_minutes":7,"publish_date":81,"cover_url":11,"cover_blurhash":13,"isbn_13":82,"asin":7,"publisher":83,"language":10},[],"2026-07-09T01:08:21.000000Z",[103,130,166,204,229,256,294,317,346,371],{"id":104,"slug":105,"title":106,"description":107,"primary_cover_url":108,"cover_blurhash":109,"first_publish_year":110,"community_rating_avg":111,"community_rating_count":15,"page_count":112,"authors":113,"genres":118,"series":125,"enrichment":126},"01kx2kvtaejqr3p502ax1jh18s","the-lost-gospel-emn5","The lost gospel","\"This is the first full account of the lost gospel of Jesus' original followers, revealing him to be a Jewish Socrates who was mythologized into the New Testament Christ. Compiled by his followers during his lifetime, the Book of Q (from Quelle, German for source) became the prime foundation for the New Testament gospels. Once lost, it has been reconstructed through a century of scholarship. In presenting his own translation, Burton Mack explains how the text of Q was determined and explores the implications of the discovery that Jesus was transformed into the dying and rising messianic savior of Christianity by the New Testament gospels.\" \"Instead of telling a dramatic story about Jesus' life as the Christian gospels do, the Book of Q contained only his sayings. The first followers of Jesus focused not upon his life and destiny, but on the social experiment called for by his teachings. Their book collected his proverbs, aphorisms, and parables to offer instruction in living authentically in the midst of a most confusing time.\" \"In The Lost Gospel, Burton Mack puts forth the first popular translation of Q as scholarly consensus has reconstructed it; shows that Jesus' life story as presented in the New Testament gospels was fictionalized for theological purposes; reveals Jesus to be a countercultural teacher and leader - subsequently mythologized into the Christ of the New Testament; depicts Jesus' followers not as Christians, but as disciples of a wise, antiestablishment teacher; they did not believe him to be the son of God, believe that he rose from the dead, or gather to worship in his name and concludes that Christianity is a mythologized religion (like Buddhism and other religions) rooted in a historical figure and teachings that in reality are quite remote from conventional beliefs.\"--Jacket.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx2kvtc4rvmkepgyx0e012m9.jpg?v=e8bca37700","LKI2[%~8R7I=tP-TxDafEgnjNday",1993,"4.00",275,[114],{"id":115,"slug":116,"name":117},"01kx2kvtav2fh4xjp3f7kx2pf6","burton-l-mack-ndbt","Burton L. 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She's not a daughter anymore, either. What is she? World War II continues, and Ada and her brother, Jamie, are living with their loving legal guardian, Susan, in a borrowed cottage on the estate of the formidable Lady Thorton--along with Lady Thorton herself and her daughter, Maggie. Life in the crowded cottage is tense enough, and then, quite suddenly, Ruth, a Jewish girl from Germany, moves in. A German? The occupants of the house are horrified. But other impacts of the war become far more frightening. As death creeps closer to their door, life and morality during wartime grow more complex. Who is Ada now? How can she keep fighting? 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But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, she can't refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest--to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge. As the pieces of Deliverance's harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salem's dark past then she could have ever imagined. Written with astonishing conviction and grace, *The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane* travels seamlessly between the witch trials of the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery, intrigue, and revelation. 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This timeless devotional blends potent encouragement, solace, and enlightenment for every step on your path. Spanning 365 entries—one for each day—this volume combines a powerful quote or message with a reflective essay designed to nourish your spirit. Drawing from a rich tapestry of spiritual traditions, it meets you where you are, regardless of your faith or background. Celebrating more than a quarter-century of touching lives, Acts of Faith stands as an essential daily companion for anyone navigating the unique joys and pressures of being a person of color. 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