Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost His

Geschiere’s introduction frames the book as a challenge to Western assumptions about “modernity.” Rather than treating witchcraft as a relic of the past, he argues that in many African societies—especially Cameroon—witchcraft is deeply intertwined with contemporary politics, economic change, and social mobility. The introduction highlights how rapid modernization, urbanization, and shifting power structures have intensified concerns about occult forces rather than eliminating them.