Ritual killing, 419, and fast wealth: inequality and the popular imagination in southeastern Nigeria

被引：46

作者：

Smith, DJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Brown Univ, Providence, RI 02912 USA

来源：

AMERICAN ETHNOLOGIST | 2001年 / 28卷 / 04期

关键词：

Nigeria; patronage; in-equality; witchcraft;

D O I：

10.1525/ae.2001.28.4.803

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

In this article, I situate a seemingly fantastic series of events in Nigeria in a context that renders them meaningful and acknowledges their intimate connection to everyday issues of wealth, power, and inequality. Focusing on popular stories of the occult circulating in the wake of a widely publicized case of ritual killing, I argue that these stories depict popular discontent over inequality, but also Nigerians' ambivalence about and critical awareness of their own role in maintaining patron-clientism. [Nigeria, patronage, inequality, witchcraft].

引用

页码：803 / 826

页数：24

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