Lemay-Boucher, Philippe; Somville, Vincent; Noret, Joël - Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Sociales et de … - 2011
In many African societies, beliefs in `occult forces' play a crucial role in mobilizing powerful social energies. Anthropologists, and more recently economists, have also stressed the importance of magico-religious practices in supporting redistributive norms and the important role played by...