Spirit Children : Illness, Poverty, and Infanticide in Northern Ghana /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Denham, Aaron R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Infanticide.
Children > Death > Religious aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Enfants > Ghāna > Mort > Aspect religieux.
Infanticide > Ghāna.
Frafra (African people) > Ghana > Social conditions.
Frafra (African people) > Ghana > Social life and customs.
Frafra (African people) > Ghana > Religion.
Children > Ghana > Death > Religious aspects.
Infanticide > Ghana.
Ghana.
Electronic books.
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.

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