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Perspectives on African Witchcraft

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African witchcraft beliefs analysis
anthropology of religion
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Central African Republic
churches
Civil Society
Colonial Administration
colonial medical history
De Rosny
Dege Dege
Dogon healing practices
Dogon Plateau
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fetish
Fetish Priest
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Haile Selassie
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Ivory Coast
Jean Bedel Bokassa
Jurisdictional Action
kwame
medicine
Nation Building
nkrumah
Osei Tutu
pentecostal
Pentecostal Churches
Pentecostalism Africa
Pope Paul III
priest
social accusations children
Street Children
sub-Saharan ethnography
Tigray People's Liberation Front
Tigray People’s Liberation Front
traditional
Traditional Healers Association
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Vice Versa
Witchcraft Accusations
Witchcraft Representations
Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138217560
  • Weight: 476g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Dec 2016
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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This volume draws on a range of ethnographic and historical material to provide insight into witchcraft in sub-Saharan Africa. The chapters explore a variety of cultural contexts, with contributions focusing on Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia and Eritrean diaspora. The book considers the concept of witchcraft itself, the interrelations with religion and medicine, and the theoretical frameworks employed to explain the nature of modern African witchcraft representations.
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This volume draws on a range of ethnographic and historical material to provide insight into witchcraft in sub-Saharan Africa. The chapters explore a variety of cultural contexts, with contributions focusing on Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia and Eritrean diaspora. The book considers the concept of witchcraft itself, the interrelations with religion and medicine, and the theoretical frameworks employed to explain the nature of modern African witchcraft representations.