Norman N Miller

Encounters with Witchcraft

Field Notes from Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A renowned authority on East Africa examines the effects of witchcraft beliefs on African culture, politics, and family life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 190mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 668g
• ISBN-13: 9781438443584
• ISBN-10: 1438443587
• Artikelnr.: 34979479

Autorenporträt

Norman N. Miller is one of America's early African specialists, living in the eastern region intermittently since 1960, first as a correspondent, then as a university teacher, researcher, documentary filmmaker, and as an adviser to African governments and two United Nations agencies. He has written or edited six books and dozens of articles on topics such as Kenya's political history, African wildlife management, HIV/AIDS policy, and traditional medicine. As a documentary filmmaker he produced the Faces of Change, a 26 film series which includes five films on Kenya. He holds a PhD from Indiana University in political science and African studies and a certificate in Swahili from UCLA. He is married to Judith von D. Miller, author of Art in East Africa and they make their home in Norwich, Vermont. He has taught part-time at Dartmouth College since 1980.