The foremost contribution of A Ritual Geology is the representation of African miners as intellectual actors. . . . A Ritual Geology is impressive. It is crucial reading for anthropologists and historians looking to understand decolonial methodologies. It should also find a readership among actors who intervene in mining worlds, be it as corporate employees, state officials or development agencies. - Dr Dagna Rams (LSE Review of Books) Examining the ritual meaning of mining-which focuses on African relations with territorial spirits-[ DAvignon] brings a rich new perspective to understanding the mining industry, which considers Africans as intellectual actors, not just exploited laborers who were forced to work in European-owned mines because of land alienation. Recommended. - E. S. Schmidt (Choice) "DAvignon illuminates the complex narrative of African knowledge production and resource extraction using thick ethnographic descriptions, oral and life histories, and archival sources. ... [ The] book is refreshing and provokes debates about African artisanal miners and local knowledge."
- Jabulani Shaba (H-Environment, H-Net Reviews) "It is a rare to read a book that is, at once, innovative in its methodology, provocative in its argument, convincing in its claims and evidentiary foundations, and beautifully written throughout. ... [ D'Avignon's] book testifies to the complex and often moving insights that can be gained from approaching peoples and places, of the past and of the present, with humble curiosity and a profound sense of shared humanity."
- Emily Lynn Osborn (Journal of African History) "Historians of geology, anthropologists focused on mining, and anyone interested in the relationship between West Africas futures and its longue durÉe will all find this book tremendously valuable." - Tom Özden-Schilling (American Ethnologist)
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