5. A Thing under the Water

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Temne Orthography xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Atlanticizing of Sierra Leone 25
8. 2. Spirit Memoryscape 46
9. 3. Roads to Life, Roads to Death 70
10. 4. Diviners’ Knowledge, Diviners’ Lives 103
11. 5. A Thing under the Water 149
12. 6. The Hidden Ritual Process 170
13. 7. The Production of Witchcraft/Witchcraft as Production 201
14. 8. Cannibal Transformations 225
15. 9. The Politician and the Diviner 247
16. Conclusion. Remembering Modernity 263
17. Notes 269
18. Bibliography 285
19. Index 301