Return of Love: Everyday Life and African Divination in Paris, 1

African Marabouts in Paris are increasingly present in the media. Increasingly, too, French people are coming to consult them to settle various problems of daily life. What I put forward here, starting from the case of a young woman, Marie, which I followed for more than a year, are some preliminary thoughts on why French people are going to see marabouts, what they are seeking to put right in these encounters.