Lee, Rebekah and Vaughan, Megan. 2008. Death and Dying in the History of Africa Since 1800. The Journal of African History, 49(3), pp. 341-59. ISSN 0021-8537 [Article]

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In this Introduction to the Special Issue on Death in African History we explore issues raised by the existing literature and suggest ways forward for future research. Death has long been a central concern of social anthropological writing on African societies, and of the extensive literature on African belief sys- tems. Until recently, however, little attention has been paid to the history of death practices in Africa in relation to demographic change, urbanization, the interven- tions of the colonial and postcolonial state and the availability of new technologies. We explore the ways in which these forces have contributed to re-inventions of practices and beliefs surrounding death which are both self-evidently ‘modern’ and yet also rooted in a much longer history.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021853708003952
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	History
Dates:	Date Event 2008 Published
Item ID:	6339
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2012 12:48
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 15:31
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/6339

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