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Spirit children : illness, poverty, and infanticide in northern Ghana /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Denham, Aaron R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2017]
Colección:Africa and the diaspora.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Contextualizing Infanticide and Northern Ghana; 2. For the House; 3. For the Bush; 4. Spirit Child Behavior and Causation; 5. Detection and Decision-Making; 6. Concoctions and Concoction Men: Treating Spirit Children; 7. Causing Death and Prolonging Lives; 8. Why Infanticide?: Sentiments and the Dynamics of Choice; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.