“Eating Alone” or When Modernity Feeds Tradition. Money and Magic in Southern Mozambique
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| author | Luiz Henrique Passador |
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| contents | “Eating Alone” or When Modernity Feeds Tradition. Money and Magic in Southern Mozambique Luiz Henrique Passador Antropología market sorcery Mozambique The 1992 peace agreement allowed the establishment of a global-ized market economy in Mozambique, in which “traditional” forms persistamid the impact of these changes. The strong monetarization of the econo-my, combined with a scarcity of formal jobs and money in circulation placesgreat pressure on the search for money and triggers conflicts experienced un-der the terms of the “traditional” systems. The result is a growing moneta-rization of “tradition” and consequent inflation of prices charged bycuran-deiros– who are sought to provide spells to guarantee “traditional” means ofobtaining benefits in a competitive market. The poorest turn to the churchesfor protection from the spells sold by thecurandeiros; while the rich are regu-larly open to accusations of practicing sorcery. It is an environment in whichglobalized “modernity” deepens the search for “traditional” mechanisms toobtain benefits, triggering conflicts and associating money to sorcery andevil magic fueled by “ambition”. 2008 artículo científico 1809-4341 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=406941906005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4069 VIBRANT - Vibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology application/pdf Associação Brasileira de Antropologia VIBRANT - Vibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.5 |
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| spellingShingle | “Eating Alone” or When Modernity Feeds Tradition. Money and Magic in Southern Mozambique Luiz Henrique Passador Antropología market sorcery Mozambique “Eating Alone” or When Modernity Feeds Tradition. Money and Magic in Southern Mozambique Luiz Henrique Passador Antropología market sorcery Mozambique The 1992 peace agreement allowed the establishment of a global-ized market economy in Mozambique, in which “traditional” forms persistamid the impact of these changes. The strong monetarization of the econo-my, combined with a scarcity of formal jobs and money in circulation placesgreat pressure on the search for money and triggers conflicts experienced un-der the terms of the “traditional” systems. The result is a growing moneta-rization of “tradition” and consequent inflation of prices charged bycuran-deiros– who are sought to provide spells to guarantee “traditional” means ofobtaining benefits in a competitive market. The poorest turn to the churchesfor protection from the spells sold by thecurandeiros; while the rich are regu-larly open to accusations of practicing sorcery. It is an environment in whichglobalized “modernity” deepens the search for “traditional” mechanisms toobtain benefits, triggering conflicts and associating money to sorcery andevil magic fueled by “ambition”. 2008 artículo científico 1809-4341 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=406941906005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4069 VIBRANT - Vibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology application/pdf Associação Brasileira de Antropologia VIBRANT - Vibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.5 |
| title | “Eating Alone” or When Modernity Feeds Tradition. Money and Magic in Southern Mozambique |
| topic | Antropología market sorcery Mozambique |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=406941906005 |